From 1990 through 1992, 17 severely stenosed central venous segments were diagnosed in 13 patients. In 9 patients, 11 stenoses were detected during follow-up after trans- femoral venous thrombectomy. The other 6 stenoses occurred in the venous outflow tract of 4 hemodialysis shunts. Six stenoses were treated by percutaneous transvenous angio plasty (PTA) alone, and 11 stenoses by PTA plus stent implantation (PTA+S). For PTA+S, a flexible, self-expanding stent was used.
Acute procedure-related complications were not observed. After a median follow-up time of eighteen months (three to thirty-six months), all patients were examined clinically, duplex-sonographically, and angiographically. Following PTA alone (n = 6), there was only 1 excellent result, and 5 patients developed high-grade restenoses. Two of these patients had to be reoperated on, and 1 patient underwent another PTA with stent placement. PTA+S (n = 11) for initial treatment of central venous stenoses gave excellent results in 8 cases, a good result in 1 case, and 2 insufficient results caused by intimal hyperplasia within the stent. These restenoses were successfully treated by another PTA.
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