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[Percutaneous balloon angioplasty in the treatment of membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava]. 1993

X L Yang

Central Hospital, People's Liberation Army, Luoyang.

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) was performed with Inoue balloon catheter in 20 patients with membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava (MOVC) including 4 postoperative recurrent cases. 9 patients had complete and 11 had incomplete MOVC. The thickness of the membrane or web measured 1-5mm. one patient died of massive pulmonary embolism after successful PTA. The remaining 19 patients remained asymptomatic during 6-38 months. Two-dimensional ultrasonograms showed no recurrence of MOVC or thrombosis. The caval diameter at the site of MOVC increased from 1.7 +/- 1.5 to 20.3 +/- 2.6mm (P < 0.0001), and the caval pressure below the MOVC decreased from 340 +/- 76 to 160 +/- 72mm H2O (P < 0.0001), respectively.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D003251	Constriction, Pathologic	The condition of an anatomical structure's being constricted beyond normal dimensions.	Stenosis,Stricture,Constriction, Pathological,Pathologic Constriction,Constrictions, Pathologic,Pathologic Constrictions,Pathological Constriction,Stenoses,Strictures
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000800	Angioplasty, Balloon	Use of a balloon catheter for dilation of an occluded artery. It is used in treatment of arterial occlusive diseases, including renal artery stenosis and arterial occlusions in the leg. For the specific technique of BALLOON DILATION in coronary arteries, ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY is available.	Balloon Angioplasty,Dilation, Transluminal Arterial,Arterial Dilation, Transluminal,Arterial Dilations, Transluminal,Dilations, Transluminal Arterial,Transluminal Arterial Dilation,Transluminal Arterial Dilations
D014682	Vena Cava, Inferior	The venous trunk which receives blood from the lower extremities and from the pelvic and abdominal organs.	Inferior Vena Cava,Inferior Vena Cavas,Vena Cavas, Inferior