Long-term integrity of 53 iliac vein stents after catheter-directed thrombolysis.

Background: Long-term surveillance data on venous stent integrity is sparse. There is limited knowledge on whether duplex ultrasound (DUS) can detect potential stent deformities such as kinking, straightening, and fracture, which may impact long-term patency of the stented veins.

Purpose: To assess venous stent integrity after at least five years of follow-up and to establish the efficacy of DUS as surveillance in patients with venous stent.

Excellent long-term results with iliac stenting in local anesthesia for post-thrombotic syndrome.

Background: Only 20% of iliac veins will recanalize on anticoagulation (AC) treatment alone and may, therefore, develop venous obstruction after iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis (DVT). A considerable number of these patients will suffer from post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) leading to impaired quality of life in more than 50%. Endovascular treatment for iliac vein obstruction using stents is known to alleviate PTS symptoms in selected patients.

Role of Helicobacter pylori in conjunctival mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma.

Objective: Conjunctiva-associated lymphoid tissue is the conjunctival equivalent to mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT). Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma has been shown to be associated with Helicobacter pylori. In this study, the prevalence and possible role of H.