The effect of stent placement for May-Thurner syndrome combined with symptomatic superficial venous reflux disease

Iliac vein stenting is a safe and effective treatment for iliac vein compression syndrome: A systematic review of Chinese data

“…In one retrospective analysis, patients were divided into an endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) + stent group ( n = 121) and an EVLA alone group ( n = 86). 18 In another retrospective analysis, patients were divided into a nonthrombotic IVCS group (NIVCS group, n = 81) and a thrombotic IVCS group (TIVCS group, n = 67). 14 The remaining 10 studies did not group the patients.…”

“…14 The remaining 10 studies did not group the patients. In 2/12 studies, 17,18 patients were treated with EVLA before stent placement. Patients with lower-extremity DVT from three studies underwent vena cava filter implantation, 8,11,19 and in one study 14 catheter thrombolysis was performed in patients with DVT of the lower extremities.…”

“…Ten studies 1,9,11,13–19 reported data for stent patency (a total of 1564 limbs stented), with a median follow-up duration ranging between 9 months 11 and 48 months. 13,17,18 The overall primary patency rates ranged from 81.8% 1 to 100%. 16 In Liu et al.’s study 1 (TIVCS 81.8%; NIVCS 96.9%) and Wang et al.’s study 14 (TIVCS 91.04%; NIVCS 96.30%), the authors reported stent patency rates in the TIVCS and NIVCS groups, respectively.…”

“…17 and Yin et al. 18 both found that combining EVLA with stent placement decreases the prevalence of ulcers secondary to superficial vein-related disorders. Ye et al.…”

“…27 According to the eight studies highlighted in this systematic review, in Chinese patients, stenting is an effective method to treat venous ulcers, especially refractory ulcers. 1,9,12,13,15–18…”