VENOUS STENTING

Course overview

VENOUS STENTING IS RECOGNIZED AS A POSSIBLE TREATMENT TO HELP ASSIST PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC ILIOCAVAL VENOUS OBSTRUCTION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL SURGERY. ILIOCAVAL VENOUS OBSTRUCTION CONTRIBUTES TO THE MORBIDITY OF CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY AND CHRONIC VENOUS HYPERTENSION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE ILIOCAVAL VENOUS OBSTRUCTION. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO ILIAC VEIN STENTING.