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    External iliac vein thrombosis after renal transplantation - Treatment by thrombolysis and stent placement: A case report
    (1997) Fava, M; Loyola, S; Flores, P; DelCampo, F
    We present a patient with iliac vein stenosis and thrombosis, which occurred 2 weeks after renal transplantation and were secondary eo a perivascular hematic collection. The vein stenosis was identified by color Doppler ultrasonography and venography. Computed tomography demonstrated a perivascular collection, One week later, control venography identified iliac vein thrombosis. The patient underwent pharmacological thrombolysis with local infusion of urokinase for 4 hr, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, and percutaneous installation of a metallic stent (Wallstent), with immediate favorable results, The patient remains in stable condition at 2 years after the procedure.