Slippery Stents: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Describing Patients with May-Thurner Syndrome That Experienced Stent Migration.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-5-2019
Publication Title
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Abstract
Endovascular stent placement is an effective treatment for relieving chronic venous obstruction in patients with May-Thurner Syndrome (MTS) with or without the presence of thrombotic lesions. Stent migration is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of endovascular stenting. Herein, we describe a case of stent migration from the left common iliac vein into the right heart, requiring open-heart surgery. We also completed a literature review of MTS patients with stent migration in hopes of raising awareness of this rare and life-threatening complication.
Volume
2019
First Page
7606727
Last Page
7606727
Recommended Citation
Mando R, Sigua-Arce P, Spencer L, Halalau A. Slippery Stents: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Describing Patients with May-Thurner Syndrome That Experienced Stent Migration. Case Rep Vasc Med. 2019 Mar 5;2019:7606727. doi: 10.1155/2019/7606727. PMID: 30956838; PMCID: PMC6425386.
DOI
10.1155/2019/7606727
ISSN
2090-6986
PubMed ID
30956838