Midterm clinical outcomes of mechanical versus rheolytic thrombectomy for iliofemoral or iliocaval deep vein thrombosis
Both MT and RT were associated with high patency rates and freedom from PTS. MT may decrease the need for thrombolysis and venous stent placement. Popliteal vein thrombosis from large-bore access in MT patients requires further investigation.
Authors
- Silvia Cardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9567-4865)
- Gábor Forgó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0810-750X)
- Rolf P. Engelberger
- Riccardo M. Fumagalli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6794-1986)
- Daniel Périard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6499-8090)
- Tim Sebastian
- N Kucher
- S Barco
Institutions
- University of Fribourg (CH)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Fribourg Development Agency (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2026.102457
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung