Key result
Palliative endovascular stent placement resulted in complete resolution of refractory right lower extremity edema and maintained vein patency over two years in a patient with iliac vein compression from metastatic endometrial carcinoma.
Case Report (n=1)
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Intravenous stenting can effectively resolve unilateral leg swelling caused by non-thrombotic iliac vein compression from metastatic lymph nodes.
May support stenting for iliac vein compression by metastatic nodes; leaves open durability and safety in oncology patients.
81-year-old female presented with subacute right lower extremity edema due to iliac vein compression by a markedly enlarged external iliac lymph node later identified as newly relapsed metastatic endometrial carcinoma. The patient underwent a full evaluation of the iliac vein lesion and cancer and had an intravenous stent placed with complete resolution of symptoms post-procedure.
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Zeman et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Non-thrombotic iliac vein lesion (NIVL) causing unilateral leg swelling (n=1). Endovascular stent placement was evaluated on Symptom resolution and vein patency. Palliative endovascular stent placement resulted in complete resolution of refractory right lower extremity edema and maintained vein patency over two years in a patient with iliac vein compression from metastatic endometrial carcinoma.
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