LINC 2016 live case guide


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Berne

7 livecase(s)
  • Tuesday, January 26th: - , Room 2 - Main Arena 2

    Case 10 – BER 01: Iliofemoral venous intervention

    Center:
    Berne
    Case 10 – BER 01: male, 52 years (T-H)
    Operators:
    • Nils Kucher,
    • Torsten Fuß
    CLINICAL DATA
    Iliac vein thrombosis left side in 2013 treated with anticoagulation
    Iliac vein thrombosis left side 06/2015
    Mechanical compression of the left iliac vein (ostheosynthesis L4/5)

    PRESENT STATE
    Venous claudication (painfree walking distance 500 m)
    Swelling (2 cm plus in thigh circumference) despite compression therapy
    No skin changes
    No varicose veins

    DUPLEX
    Postthrombotic changes in iliac and femoral veins

    CT
    Mechanical compression of the left iliac vein through ostheosynthetic material

    PROCEDURAL STEPS
    1. Venous access with ultrasound guidance in left popliteal
    - 10F sheath

    2. Wire crossage
    - Terumo 0.035 stiff angled

    3. Phlebography, IVUS

    4. Predilatation
    - Atlas Balloon 14 mm (BARD)

    5. Implantation of dedicated Iliac vein stents
    - Sinus-Obliquus 14–16 mm (OPTIMED),
    - Sinus-XL Flex 14–16 mm (OPTIMED), or
    - Vici 14–16 mm (VENITI)

    6. High-pressure postdilation of stents
    - Atlas Balloon 14 mm (BARD)
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  • Tuesday, January 26th: - , Room 2 - Main Arena 2

    Case 14 – BER 02: Iliofemoral venous intervention – Part 1

    Center:
    Berne
    Case 14 – BER 02: male, 48 years (J-Z)
    Operators:
    • Nils Kucher,
    • Torsten Fuß
    MEDICAL HISTORY
    Ilio-femoro-popliteal thrombosis 1986 after severe car accident with polytrauma
    Permanent neurocognitive deficits
    Ongoing anticoagulation therapy

    RISK FACTORS
    Chronic venous insufficiency left leg with: venous claudication, varicose veins,
    hyperpigmentation, leg swelling
    Villalta-Score: 6 points

    CT
    May Thurner compression of the left common iliac vein

    PROCEDURAL STEPS
    1. Venous access with ultrasound guidance in left popliteal (10F sheath)

    2. Wire crossage
    - TERUMO 0.035 stiff angled

    3. Phlebography, IVUS

    4. Predilation
    - Atlas Balloon 14 mm (BARD)

    5. Implantation of dedicated Iliac vein stents
    - Sinus-Obliquus 14–16 mm (OPTIMED),
    - Sinus-XL Flex 14–16 mm (OPTIMED), or
    - Vici 14–16 mm (VENITI)

    6. High-pressure postdilation of stents
    - Atlas Balloon 14 mm (BARD)
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  • Tuesday, January 26th: - , Room 2 - Main Arena 2

    Case 14 – BER 02: Iliofemoral venous intervention – Part 2

    Center:
    Berne
    Case 14 – BER 02: male, 48 years (J-Z)
    Operators:
    • Nils Kucher,
    • Torsten Fuß
    MEDICAL HISTORY
    Ilio-femoro-popliteal thrombosis 1986 after severe car accident with polytrauma
    Permanent neurocognitive deficits
    Ongoing anticoagulation therapy

    RISK FACTORS
    Chronic venous insufficiency left leg with: venous claudication, varicose veins,
    hyperpigmentation, leg swelling
    Villalta-Score: 6 points

    CT
    May Thurner compression of the left common iliac vein

    PROCEDURAL STEPS
    1. Venous access with ultrasound guidance in left popliteal (10F sheath)

    2. Wire crossage
    - TERUMO 0.035 stiff angled

    3. Phlebography, IVUS

    4. Predilation
    - Atlas Balloon 14 mm (BARD)

    5. Implantation of dedicated Iliac vein stents
    - Sinus-Obliquus 14–16 mm (OPTIMED),
    - Sinus-XL Flex 14–16 mm (OPTIMED), or
    - Vici 14–16 mm (VENITI)

    6. High-pressure postdilation of stents
    - Atlas Balloon 14 mm (BARD)
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  • Tuesday, January 26th: - , Room 2 - Main Arena 2

    Case 16 – BER 03: Iliofemoral venous intervention

    Center:
    Berne
    Case 16 – BER 03: female, 38 years (A-M)
    Operators:
    • Nils Kucher,
    • Torsten Fuß
    CLINICAL DATA
    Past medical history: No personal or familiy history of DVT
    Previously healthy
    Chronic venous insufficiency left leg with:
    Venous claudication (walking distance 600 m)
    Leg swelling (thigh 7 cm plus)
    No varicose veins or skin changes

    DUPLEX/CT
    Stenosis of the external iliac vein left side

    PROCEDURAL STEPS
    1. Venous access with ultrasound guidance in left popliteal (10F sheath)

    2. Wire crossage
    - TERUMO 0.035 stiff angled

    3. Phlebography, IVUS

    4. Predilation
    - Atlas Balloon 14 mm (BARD)

    5. Implantation of dedicated iliac vein stents
    - Sinus-XL Flex 14 mm (OPTIMED), or
    - Vici 14 mm (VENITI)

    6. High-pressure postdilation of stents
    - Atlas Balloon 14 mm (BARD)
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  • Tuesday, January 26th: - , Room 2 - Main Arena 2

    Case 20 – BER 04: Pelvic congestion syndrome

    Center:
    Berne
    Case 20 – BER 04: female, 52 years (M-B)
    Operators:
    • Nils Kucher,
    • Torsten Fuß
    MEDICAL HISTORY
    Appendectomy and removal of ovarian cyst 1996
    Laparoscopic adhesiolysis and tubal sterilisation 2005
    Last menstrual cycle 03/2015
    Recent gynecologic exam unremarkable

    PRESENT STATE
    Left sided abdominal dull pain, lower quadrant since 6 months
    The pain is worse during defecation
    No pain during or after sexual intercourse or during voiding
    Pain dependence on position (no pain during bed rest, worse while standing and sitting)

    CT
    Prominent left-sided ovarian vein, varicose, parauterine veins

    VENOGRAPHY
    Refluxing left-sided ovarian vein, no reflux in hypogastric and right ovarian vein

    PROCEDURAL STEPS
    1. Venous access in right femoral vein (5F sheath)
    2. Cobra 4F diagnostic catheter
    3. Selective venography of distal left ovarian vein
    4. Foam sclerotherapy of varicose uterine veins
    5. Coil embolization of ovarian veins (0.018, 8-12 mm)
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  • Wednesday, January 27th: - , Room 1 - Main Arena 1

    Case 34 – BER 05: Complex intervention of IVC and iliac veins

    Center:
    Berne
    Case 34 – BER 05: male, 34 years (R-V)
    Operators:
    • Nils Kucher,
    • Torsten Fuß
    CLINICAL DATA
    Past medical history:
    Thrombosis of IVC and bilateral Iliac veins 08/2013 treated with anticoagulation
    Varicocele, hemorrhoids
    Thrombophilia testing negative
    Failed endovascular recanalisation attempts in 2015 in two tertiary care hospital

    PRESENT STATE
    Bilateral venous claudication
    Lumbar pain, bilateral swelling despite compression therapy, varicose veins
    Currently no anticoagulation therapy
    CT: postthrombotic IVC, large hemiazygos vein,
    Failed endovascular treatment

    PROCEDURAL STEPS
    1. Bilateral common femoral vein access, right jugular vein access with ultrasound guidance (10F sheath)

    2. Wire crossage
    - TERUMO 0.035 stiff angled

    3. Phlebography, IVUS

    4. Predilation
    - Atlas Balloon 14–18 mm (BARD)

    5. Implantation of dedicated Iliac vein stents
    over TERUMO stiff angled wire 0.035":
    - IVC stents: Sinus XL 22 mm (OPTIMED),
    - Kissing Iliac vein stents: Sinus-XL Flex 14–16 mm (OPTIMED)

    6. High-pressure post-dilation of stents
    - Atlas balloon 14–18 mm (BARD)
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  • Wednesday, January 27th: - , Room 2 - Main Arena 2

    Case 46 – BER 06: Percutaneous EVAR of infrarenal AAA under local anaesthesia

    Center:
    Berne
    Case 46 – BER 06: male, 79 years (F-L)
    Operators:
    • Dai-Do Do,
    • V. Makaloski
    CLINICAL DATA
    Asymptomatic infrarenal AAA with progressively increasing diameter
    Femorotibial bypass on the right side 2006
    Lower extremity chronic venous disorders CEAP C4 on both sides
    PTCA 2006

    RISK FACTORS
    Type 2 diabetes, arterial hypertension, hyperlipidemia,
    65-pack-year cigarette smoking history

    PROCEDURAL STEPS
    1. Percutaneous femoral access in both groins
    - Local anaesthesia, retrograde puncture of the CFA on both sides
    - 0.035" Radiofocus M stiff guidewire, 180 cm (TERUMO)
    - Preclosure of the access sites using ProGlide devices (ABBOTT)

    2. Implantation of the INCRAFT®AAA Stent Graft System (CORDIS, CARDINAL HEALTH)
    - the delivery system (14-F OD) with the main body inside up to the lower accessory right renal artery, deployment of the main body
    - Implantation of the contralateral and then the ipsilateral iliac stentgraft (12-F OD)

    3. Sealing ot the percutaneous access sites in both groins
    - ballon dilatation of the main body and the iliac limbs: Reliant balloon (MEDTRONIC)
    - control angiogram, then withdrawing the delivery system respectively the 12F sheath
    - advancing and tying the knots using the knot pusher of the ProGlide system
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