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Tur ki ye Kli nik le ri J Cardiovasc Surg-Special Topics, vol.2, no.2, pp.68-74, 2009 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Ili ac ve no us obs truc ti ons (IVOs), are fre qu ently over lo o ked owing to di ag nos tic dif ficulty, ha ve an im por tant ro le in sympto ma tic chro nic ve no us in suf fi ci ency. A high in dex of sus pici on is cri ti cal in the ini ti al re cog ni ti on of IVO. Cur rent di ag nos tic mo da li ti es (in va si ve or no nin va si ve study) do not al low a de fi ni ti ve as sess ment of he mody na mi cally cri ti cal, -es pe ci ally bor der li ne-, IVO. En do ve no us ma na ge ment of chro nic IVOs is one of the mo re chal len ging of all ma jor en do vas cu lar pro ce du res be ca u se the un derl ying pat ho logy is comp lex. Ho we ver, en do venous balloon angioplasty and stenting is a sure, safe, relatively simple, and efficient minimal invasi ve met hod for the tre at ment of ili ac ve no us obs truc ti on and it can pre fer over open sur gery, with go od long-term pa tency ra tes