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Objectives: This study reviewed our single-center experience in diagnosis and surgical treatment of inferior vena cava leiomyomatosis (IVL). Methods: Between 2002 and 2015, 16 patients were evaluated for IVL at… Click to show full abstract
Objectives: This study reviewed our single-center experience in diagnosis and surgical treatment of inferior vena cava leiomyomatosis (IVL). Methods: Between 2002 and 2015, 16 patients were evaluated for IVL at our medical center. Patient demographics, clinical variables, and perioperative outcomes were reviewed. Results: All patients underwent B-mode ultrasound imaging, nine additionally underwent computed tomography (CT), and 10 patients received magnetic resonance imaging (MRI; Fig, A). A positive diagnosis was made by ultrasound imaging and MRI in all patients and by CT in 89% of patients. Surgery therapy was offered to 15 patients,
Journal Title: Journal of Vascular Surgery
Year Published: 2017
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