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SynthesisVascular and endovascular surgery2023

Spontaneous Iliac Vein Ruptures: A Systematic Review.

Alexander L Kooiman, Jay M Bakas, Joris M K van Fessem, Willem P A Boellaard, Sandra A P Cornelissen, Marie Josee E van Rijn

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Synthesis in Vascular and endovascular surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Conservative management of spontaneous left iliac vein rupture in May-Thurner syndrome.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alexander L KooimanDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Jay M BakasDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5711-9913
Joris M K van FessemDepartment of Anesthesiology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Willem P A BoellaardDepartment of Urology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Sandra A P CornelissenDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Marie Josee E van RijnDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Erasmus MC · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSpontaneous iliac vein rupture is a rare, but frequently lethal condition. It is important to timely recognize its clinical features and immediately start adequate treatment. We aimed to increase awareness to clinical features, specific diagnostics, and treatment strategies of spontaneous iliac vein rupture by evaluating the current literature.

methodsA systematic search was conducted in EMBASE, Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Google Scholar from inception until January 23, 2023, without any restrictions. Two reviewers independently screened for eligibility and selected studies describing a spontaneous iliac vein rupture. Patient characteristics, clinical features, diagnostics, treatment strategies, and survival outcomes were collected from included studies.

resultsWe included 76 cases (64 studies) from the literature, mostly presenting with left-sided spontaneous iliac vein rupture (96.1%). Patients were predominantly female (84.2%), had a mean age of 61 years, and frequently presented with a concomitant deep vein thrombosis (DVT) (84.2%). After various follow-up times, 77.6% of the patients survived, either after conservative, endovascular, or open treatment. Endovenous or hybrid procedures were frequently performed if the diagnose was made before treatment, and almost all survived. Open treatment was common if the venous rupture was missed, for some cases leading to death.

conclusionSpontaneous iliac vein rupture is rare and easily missed. The diagnose should at least be considered for middle-aged and elderly females presenting with hemorrhagic shock and concomitant left-sided DVT. There are various treatment strategies for spontaneous iliac vein rupture. An early diagnose brings options for endovenous treatment, which seems to have good survival outcomes based on previously described cases.

Indexed as

May-Thurner SyndromeShock, HemorrhagicVenous ThrombosisAgedFemaleHumansIliac VeinMaleMiddle AgedRupture, SpontaneousTreatment Outcomecase reportshematomailiac veinmay-thurner syndromerupturespontaneousthrombosisvenous

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PMID36913198
PMCPMC10291386
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