Expertise
Severe, Worsening Low Back Pain
79-year-old female with worsening low back pain. No falls or injury. Pain worsened with standing, walking and sitting. The patient had severe enough pain that performing the tasks of active daily living were becoming more burdensome.
Percuntaneous Fem-Pop
75 year old male, prior right leg bypass graft from the common femoral artery to the anterior tibial artery. Bypass graft failed due to poor outflow in the anterior tibial artery. During thrombolysis the patient had a large retroperitoneal bleed. Treatment was stopped and the patient was told there were no other options…
Renal Vein Stent Adjustment
Female initially presenting with pelvic venous congestion secondary to Nutcracker Phenomena. After treatment of the PVC, the patients pelvic complaints improved but they developed worsening symptoms of Nutcracker Syndrome. The NCS was treated with renal vein stenting and the symptoms improved. However, the patient had new right sided pain with deep breathing. The renal vein…
Uterine Fibroids
Internal Iliac Artery Aneurysm
Internal iliac artery aneurysms are rare. In most instances, they do not cause symptoms unless they rupture. Mortality after rupture is about 50%. Aneurysm under 25-30mm in size can be watched with serial imaging – typically CT. Aneurysms > 25-30mm should be treated to avoid rupture. Endovascular repair is preferred to open surgery as it…
Groin Pseudoaneurysm
Advantages of an endovascular approach versus an open surgical procedure are clear – safer, faster recovery, no general anesthesia, almost no risk of infection, and no large groin incision.
Post Thrombotic IVCS in a Triathlete
36-year-old female with a left lower extremity iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) 9 years prior. Increasing problems with left leg venous claudication with exercise. Symptoms limiting the patient’s ability to be active. MR venography showed occlusion of the left iliac venous system typical of May Thurner syndrome or iliac vein compression syndrome…