Gunder Meredith, Lakhter Vladimir, Lau Kwan, Karhadkar Sunil S, Di Carlo Antonio, Bashir Riyaz
Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital, 3401 N. Broad Street, 400 Parkinson Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Temple Heart and Vascular Institute, Temple University Hospital, 3509 N. Broad Street, Boyer Pavilion 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
J Surg Case Rep. 2019 Apr 10;2019(4):rjz024. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjz024. eCollection 2019 Apr.
May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is an anatomic variant where the overlying right common iliac artery compresses and chronically obstructs the left common iliac vein, leading to thrombosis. Interventions for symptomatic MTS include endovascular thrombectomy and stenting. Occluding venous thrombus can be fatal to transplanted allografts. No guidelines exist for patients with MTS after simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant. A 57-year-old female with ESRD and diabetes mellitus underwent a kidney-pancreas transplant. Post-operative imaging revealed a compressed left CIV with an occlusive thrombus threatening the renal graft. Thrombectomy with stent placement was performed, maintaining patency of both allograft venous outflows. Post-intervention the patient has demonstrated preserved kidney and pancreas allograft function through 1 year of follow-up. Interventions for MTS in patients after transplant are challenging given the complex allograft vascular reconstruction. We present a case which demonstrates that angiographic interventions for MTS can be safely performed after simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant.
梅-图二氏综合征(MTS)是一种解剖变异,即上方的右髂总动脉压迫并长期阻塞左髂总静脉,导致血栓形成。有症状的MTS的干预措施包括血管内血栓切除术和支架置入术。闭塞性静脉血栓对移植的同种异体移植物可能是致命的。对于同时进行肾胰腺移植后的MTS患者,目前尚无相关指南。一名57岁患有终末期肾病和糖尿病的女性接受了肾胰腺移植。术后影像学检查显示左髂总静脉受压,伴有阻塞性血栓,威胁到肾移植物。进行了血栓切除术并置入支架,保持了两个同种异体移植物静脉流出道的通畅。干预后,患者在1年的随访中显示肾和胰腺同种异体移植物功能良好。鉴于同种异体移植物血管重建复杂,移植后患者MTS的干预具有挑战性。我们报告一例病例,表明在同时进行肾胰腺移植后,可以安全地进行MTS的血管造影干预。