Sonographic manifestations of iliac vein compression syndrome in elderly patients

VernacularTitle:髂静脉受压综合征老年患者的超声表现
Author: Qingting TAN ¹ ; Junhong REN ; Ying XIONG
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1. 民航总医院超声科
Keywords: Ultrasonography,doppler,color; Iliac vein compression syndrome
From: Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2017;36(11):1180-1183
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the sonographic manifestations of iliac vein compression syndrome (IVCS)in elderly patients.Methods Sonographic data (including gray scale,color Doppler and spectral Doppler ultrasound)of 26 patients diagnosed with IVCS by venogram were analyzed retrospectively,and their sonographic manifestations were categorized.Results The sonographic manifestations of IVCS can be categorized into three types.Type one presented as iliac vein stenosis and an increase in focal blood flow velocity(5/26,19.2％).Type two presented as masses around the iliac vein and vein thrombosis(4/26,15.4％).Type three manifested thrombosis in the iliac vein and deep veins of lower extremity,without obvious masses or iliac vein stenosis (17/26,65.4％).Of all patients,nine were diagnosed with IVCS by ultrasound(9/26,34.6％).The other 17 patients were confirmed by venogram after suggestive ultrasound signs.Conclusions Ultrasound plays an important role in the early diagnosis of IVCS and can help decide on the need for further diagnostic tests.