Treatment of Benign Venous Strictures with the Wallstent Endoprosthesis

Objective:

Treatment of benign venous strictures with the Wallstent endoprosthesis.

Design:

A retrospective study of a patient group with benign venous strictures.

Setting:

Departments of Radiology and Surgery in a London teaching hospital.

Patients:

Three patients with clinically significant benign venous strictures.

Interventions:

Successful placement of the Wallstent endoprosthesis following failed angioplasty.

Main outcome measures:

Maintained clinical stent patency at follow-up.

Results:

All patients reported a good symptomatic improvement and this was confirmed by reduction in swelling of the affected limb on clinical examination Doppler examination in one case confirmed stent patency at 1 year.

Conclusion:

The role of the Wallstent endoprosthesis in the treatment of benign venous strictures deserves evaluation by prospective study. The successful outcome in the three patients reported indicates its clinical application.