Trombectomía mecánica reolítica en urgencia oncológica / Rheolytic mechanical thrombectomy in an oncological emergency

Introducción: la trombosis de las venas hepáticas y de la vena cava inferior puede aparecer hasta en un 10 % de pacientes con tumores intrahepáticos. El fenómeno de tromboembolismo venoso por compresión maligna con o sin sobreinfección presenta mal pronóstico a corto plazo.Caso clínico:paciente de 66 años con historia de colangiocarcinoma tratado mediante resección y nuevo rescate quirúrgico años después por recaída hepática tumoral. En el posoperatorio tuvo un síndrome de Budd-Chiari y una fístula biliar, que se manejaron de forma conservadora. Posteriormente sufrió shock séptico que precisó su ingreso en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos. Se realizó angiotomografía computarizada que evidenció un defecto de repleción parcial de la vena cava inferior infra- y supradiafragmática. Se realizó trombectomía mecánica reolítica con dispositivo AngioJet™. Hubo resolución completa de la trombosis sin complicaciones derivadas de la intervención y con remisión tumoral a siete meses del seguimiento.Discusión:la trombectomía reolítica de la vena cava inferior puede ser una alternativa de baja invasividad y segura en pacientes con trombosis de cava de estadio IIIa.(AU)

Introduction: suprahepatic veins and inferior vena cava thrombosis can occur in up to 10 % of patients with intrahepatic tumours. The phenomenon of malignant compression venous thromboembolism with or without added superinfection has a short-term poor prognosis. although there is no gold standard in its management, it has been suggested that thrombectomy can prevent death and major complications.Case report:66-year-old patient with a history of cholangiocarcinoma, treated by resection and a new surgical rescue with chemotherapy and neoadjuvant radiotherapy due to liver tumour relapse. a postoperative complica- tion was registered, due to Budd-Chiari syndrome and a biliary fi stula that were managed conservatively. Weeks later, a septic shock was diagnosed which required admission into Intensive Care Unit. a computed tomography angiography was performed, which showed an almost complete fi lling defect of the infra and supradiaphragmatic inferior vena cava. a rheolytic mechanical thrombectomy with an AngioJet™ device was performed. Complete resolution of the thrombosis without complications derived from the intervention and with tumour remission at six months of subsequent follow-up.Discussion:rheolytic thrombectomy of the inferior vena cava can be a safe and low-invasive alternative in patients with stage IIIa thrombosis.(AU)

Los puntos oscuros de la insuficiencia venosa pélvica / The dark spots of pelvic venous insufficiency

La insuficiencia venosa pélvica es un tema de mucho debate en congresos de nuestro ámbito profesional. Sin embargo, cuanto más se reconoce y se trata esta patología en nuestro medio, más casos encontramos en los que, aplicando un tratamiento estándar de embolización venosa o stenting, se obtiene un resultado desfavorable. Para evitar este patrón de resultados, debemos estudiar con detenimiento la circulación venosa abdominopélvica estableciendo paralelismos con la circulación venosa infrainguinal y, además, aplicar tecnología IVUS en los casos de duda. Con estas dos medidas, podemos afrontar esta patología en su conjunto con unos resultados muy positivos para nuestros pacientes

Pelvic Venous Insufficiency is a topic of much debate in Congresses of our professional field. However, the more this pathology is recognized and treated in our setting, the more cases we find in which applying a standard venous embolization or stenting, treatment results in an unfavorable result. To avoid this type of results, we must carefully study the abdomino-pelvic venous circulation, establishing parallels with the infrainguinal venous circulation, and also apply IVUS technology in cases of doubt. With these two measures, we can face this pathology as a whole with very positive results for our patients

Dolor abdominal crónico recurrente, a consecuencia del síndrome del ligamento arcuato medio / Chronic recurrent abdominal pain as a result of arcuate ligament syndrome

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Endovascular treatment of a symptomatic vertebral artery pseudoaneurysm.

A 35-year-old patient was brought to the emergency department referring dysarthria, left ear tinnitus for 5 min, and short-lasting blindness, with headache in the 45 min before the clinical presentation. In the magnetic resonance imaging, an acute-subacute lesion in the cerebellum right-anterior lobe (in the territory of the cerebellum anterior artery) and a dilatation near the ostium of the right vertebral artery were seen. For a better assessment, an Angio-CT was done, showing a 9-mm saccular pseudoaneurysm of the right vertebral artery close to the origin of the vessel, without being able to determine if it had been caused because of a dissection. The rest of the study (cerebral vessels and supra-aortic vessels) showed no disorders. He was operated under local anesthesia and sedation a week after the onset of the symptoms. Through a 0.014 wire, a Biotronik PK Papyrus balloon-expandable covered cobalt-chromium stent was deployed covering the hole in the artery. Antiplatelet drugs were prescribed, and the patient was discharged 24 hr after surgery. He has remained symptom free since then.