Vena Cava Occlusion
Key Facts
Abbreviation
VCO
Pronunciation
/ˈvinə ˈkɑvə əˈkluʒən/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine
Examples in Context
- Treatment of Inferior Vena Cava Occlusion(VCO) Complicated with Thrombosis by Stent Insertion
- Some protecting drugs including cerebral protective fluid is in research and some progresses have been achieved, while inferior vena cava occlusion during RCP is still in research.
- Methods Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty was performed, followed with endovascular stent in 12 patients with Budd-chiari syndrome including 8 cases of inferior vena cava occlusion, 3 cases of hepatic vein occlusion and 1 case of mixed occlusion.
- Using 16-18 mm diameter Dacron graft, a shunt was established between the right atrium and the inferior vena cava distal to occlusion or / and portal vein system in 14 patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome.
- 10 cases had mouse tail sign, 12 cases had vascular compression and stricture, 3 cases had superior vena cava stricture or occlusion.
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