Bladder-Induced Compression of the External Iliac Veins: Recognition and Implications for Treatment

Authors

Joshua Cornman-Homonoff, Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Ashwin P. Deshmukh, Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Health, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, USA.
Juan Carlos Perez Lozada, Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Hamid Mojibian, Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Vascular and endovascular surgery

Abstract

The effect of changes in bladder volume on the caliber of adjacent veins is underappreciated but essential to recognize to avoid complications such as unnecessary stenting or clot migration causing pulmonary embolism. Here the authors illustrate the importance of this finding in 3 cases using venographic and endovascular sonographic imaging: the first in which BPH-induced chronic bladder outlet obstruction resulted in DVT formation, the second in which the cause was unrecognized and unnecessary stenting performed, and the third in which inappropriate treatment was avoided by decompressing the bladder.

First Page

367

Last Page

371

DOI

10.1177/15385744231216160

Publication Date

4-1-2024

Recommended Citation

Cornman-Homonoff, Joshua; Deshmukh, Ashwin P.; Perez Lozada, Juan Carlos; and Mojibian, Hamid, "Bladder-Induced Compression of the External Iliac Veins: Recognition and Implications for Treatment" (2024). All Research. 13.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/all_research/13

Identifier

37961845 (pubmed); 10.1177/15385744231216160 (doi)