Staged Treatment of Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens in a Patient with Iliac Vein Compression Syndrome and Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Case Report

Iliac vein compression syndrome (IVCS) is defined as extrinsic compression of the left common iliac vein (LCIV) between the overlying right common iliac artery and the lumbar vertebra. The most severe complication is phlegmasia cerulea dolens (PCD), a medical emergency that requires quick interventi...

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Published in:Vascular specialist international 2023-03, Vol.39, Article 8
Main Authors: Faccin, Francine Eliza, Martins, Ana Paula Donadello, Bertolucci, Leonardo Henrique, Patino, Ledwyng David Gonzalez, Pereira, Oscar Rockenbach, Schulte, Alfredo Augusto, Perini, Silvio Cesar
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
cockett syndrome
may-thurner syndrome
phlegmasia cerulea dolens
thrombectomy
venous thrombosis
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Summary:Iliac vein compression syndrome (IVCS) is defined as extrinsic compression of the left common iliac vein (LCIV) between the overlying right common iliac artery and the lumbar vertebra. The most severe complication is phlegmasia cerulea dolens (PCD), a medical emergency that requires quick intervention to prevent irreversible limb ischemia. This article reports the case of a patient with PCD as the first manifestation of IVCS. The treatment included embolectomy and fasciotomy. Bilateral femoral iliac axis phlebography and cavography were performed 48 hours after the procedure. The IVCS was identified, and balloon predilatation of the lesions followed by implantation of self-expanding stents from the confluence of the LCIV with the inferior vena cava to the middle portion of the left external iliac vein was performed. Postprocedure phlebography demonstrated satisfactory final results, and a 12-month follow-up image showed patent stents and minimal intimal hyperplasia.
ISSN:2288-7970
2288-7989
DOI:10.5758/vsi.230006