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Venous occlusion

MedGen UID:
181759
•Concept ID:
C0948441
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Venoocclusive disease
SNOMED CT: Venous obstruction (766955008); Obstruction of vein (766955008); Venous occlusion (307221007); Occlusion of vein (307221007)
 
HPO: HP:0025322

Definition

Blockage of venous return (flow of blood from the periphery back towards the right atrium) in a vein. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVVenous occlusion

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and endovascular treatment of iliac venous compression syndrome.
Sang HF, Li JH, Du XL, Li WD, Lei FR, Yu XB, Zhu LW, Li CL, Li XQ
Phlebology 2019 Feb;34(1):40-51. Epub 2018 Apr 10 doi: 10.1177/0268355518764989. PMID: 29635965
Interventional treatment for portal venous occlusion after liver transplantation: long-term follow-up results.
Wang J, Yang W, Huang Q, Gao K, Wei B, Zhai R, Shi Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2015 Jan;94(4):e356. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000000356. PMID: 25634164Free PMC Article
Clinical management of renal cell carcinoma with venous tumor thrombus.
Agochukwu N, Shuch B
World J Urol 2014 Jun;32(3):581-9. Epub 2014 Apr 22 doi: 10.1007/s00345-014-1276-7. PMID: 24752606

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Assessment of Association Between Venous Occlusion and Infection of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.
Keyser A, Jungbauer C, Rennert J, Linnemann B, Schmid C, Schopka S
Angiology 2022 Mar;73(3):252-259. Epub 2021 Aug 6 doi: 10.1177/00033197211038376. PMID: 34362260Free PMC Article
Angioscopy: Direct visualization of chronic venous occlusion, May-Thurner syndrome, and other applications in phlebology.
Kang M, Hurwitz C, Exner T, Yang A, Connor D, Parsi K
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2019 Nov;7(6):870-881. Epub 2019 Aug 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2019.05.008. PMID: 31444090
Home Parenteral Nutrition: Vascular Access and Related Complications.
Dibb M, Lal S
Nutr Clin Pract 2017 Dec;32(6):769-776. Epub 2017 Oct 12 doi: 10.1177/0884533617734788. PMID: 29023196
Central Venous Interventions.
Horikawa M, Quencer KB
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2017 Mar;20(1):48-57. Epub 2016 Nov 29 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2016.11.006. PMID: 28279409
Vascular pathology and osteoarthritis.
Findlay DM
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2007 Dec;46(12):1763-8. Epub 2007 Aug 10 doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem191. PMID: 17693442

Diagnosis

Acute and chronic venous occlusion.
Rahmani G, O'Sullivan GJ
Br J Radiol 2023 Nov;96(1151):20230242. Epub 2023 Oct 3 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20230242. PMID: 37750946Free PMC Article
Auxiliary Tests of Autonomic Functions.
Quispe RC, Novak P
J Clin Neurophysiol 2021 Jul 1;38(4):262-273. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000626. PMID: 34009848
Central Venous Interventions.
Horikawa M, Quencer KB
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2017 Mar;20(1):48-57. Epub 2016 Nov 29 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2016.11.006. PMID: 28279409
Retinal vasculitis.
Shrestha JK, Khadka D, Lamichhane G, Khanal S
Nepal J Ophthalmol 2009 Jan-Jun;1(1):66-71. doi: 10.3126/nepjoph.v1i1.3675. PMID: 21141023
Hepatic angiography.
Dittman W
Semin Liver Dis 1982 Feb;2(1):41-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1040694. PMID: 7051318

Therapy

899 serious adverse events including 13 deaths, 7 strokes, 211 thromboembolic events, and 482 immune reactions: The untold story of cyanoacrylate adhesive closure.
Parsi K, Zhang L, Whiteley MS, Vuong S, Kang M, Naidu N, Grace J, Connor DE
Phlebology 2024 Mar;39(2):80-95. Epub 2023 Oct 30 doi: 10.1177/02683555231211086. PMID: 37902099
Novel therapy for recanalization of chronic iliocaval venous occlusion using radiofrequency.
Shapiro J, Neville E, Robertson B, Rucker LG, Fellner AN, Kuhn B, Recht M, Kulwicki A, Broering M, Muck P
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2022 Nov;10(6):1288-1293. Epub 2022 Aug 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2022.07.005. PMID: 35963503
Assessment of Association Between Venous Occlusion and Infection of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.
Keyser A, Jungbauer C, Rennert J, Linnemann B, Schmid C, Schopka S
Angiology 2022 Mar;73(3):252-259. Epub 2021 Aug 6 doi: 10.1177/00033197211038376. PMID: 34362260Free PMC Article
Thoracic Central Vein Occlusion in the Dialysis Patient: An Interventional Perspective.
Young JL, McLennan G
Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2020 May;27(3):236-242. doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2020.03.003. PMID: 32891308
Intravitreal Ziv-Aflibercept: Clinical Effects and Economic Impact.
Singh SR, Dogra A, Stewart M, Das T, Chhablani J
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2017 Nov-Dec;6(6):561-568. Epub 2017 Oct 3 doi: 10.22608/APO.2017263. PMID: 28971631

Prognosis

SARS-CoV-2 Impairs Vision.
Finsterer J, Scorza FA, Scorza CA, Fiorini AC
J Neuroophthalmol 2021 Jun 1;41(2):166-169. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001273. PMID: 33999887
Retinal Vascular Signs and Cerebrovascular Diseases.
Rim TH, Teo AWJ, Yang HHS, Cheung CY, Wong TY
J Neuroophthalmol 2020 Mar;40(1):44-59. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000888. PMID: 31977663
First aid for failing flaps.
Talbot SG, Pribaz JJ
J Reconstr Microsurg 2010 Oct;26(8):513-5. Epub 2010 Jun 22 doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1261697. PMID: 20571981
Retinal vasculitis.
Shrestha JK, Khadka D, Lamichhane G, Khanal S
Nepal J Ophthalmol 2009 Jan-Jun;1(1):66-71. doi: 10.3126/nepjoph.v1i1.3675. PMID: 21141023
Vascular pathology and osteoarthritis.
Findlay DM
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2007 Dec;46(12):1763-8. Epub 2007 Aug 10 doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem191. PMID: 17693442

Clinical prediction guides

Prevalence, management, and prediction of venous access site occlusion in patients undergoing lead revision surgery.
Kellnar A, Fichtner S, Reitinger P, Sadoni S, Heyn O, Sams L, Estner HL, Lackermair K
Int J Cardiol 2023 Jun 15;381:16-19. Epub 2023 Apr 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.04.015. PMID: 37044179
Long term clinical and functional venous outcomes after endovascular transvenous femoro-popliteal bypass.
Rumba R, Krievins D, Savlovskis J, Ezite N, Kukulis I, Petrosina E, Mouttet L, Lacis A, Zarins CK
Int Angiol 2022 Dec;41(6):509-516. Epub 2022 Oct 4 doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.22.04937-9. PMID: 36194385
Surgical decompression among Paget-Schroetter patients with subacute and chronic venous occlusion.
Cheng MJ, Chun TT, Gelabert HA, Rollo JC, Ulloa JG
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2022 Nov;10(6):1245-1250. Epub 2022 Jul 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2022.06.003. PMID: 35918036
Angioscopy: Direct visualization of chronic venous occlusion, May-Thurner syndrome, and other applications in phlebology.
Kang M, Hurwitz C, Exner T, Yang A, Connor D, Parsi K
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2019 Nov;7(6):870-881. Epub 2019 Aug 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2019.05.008. PMID: 31444090
Cerebral venous infarction: the pathophysiological concept.
Schaller B, Graf R
Cerebrovasc Dis 2004;18(3):179-88. Epub 2004 Jul 22 doi: 10.1159/000079939. PMID: 15273432

Recent systematic reviews

Peripheral endothelial and microvascular damage in liver cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Papagiouvanni I, Theodorakopoulou MP, Sarafidis PA, Sinakos E, Goulis I
Microcirculation 2022 Jul;29(4-5):e12773. Epub 2022 Jun 19 doi: 10.1111/micc.12773. PMID: 35652811
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 12-Month Patency After Intervention for Iliofemoral Obstruction Using Dedicated or Non-Dedicated Venous Stents.
Majeed GM, Lodhia K, Carter J, Kingdon J, Morris RI, Gwozdz A, Saratzis A, Saha P
J Endovasc Ther 2022 Jun;29(3):478-492. Epub 2021 Nov 10 doi: 10.1177/15266028211057085. PMID: 34758673Free PMC Article
No evidence for thrombophilia in patients with retinal venous occlusion: a systematic GRADE-based review.
Kirkegaard K, Heegaard S, Hvas AM
Acta Ophthalmol 2017 Feb;95(1):12-19. Epub 2016 Aug 29 doi: 10.1111/aos.13214. PMID: 27573507
Trans-venous occlusion of incompetent pelvic veins for chronic pelvic pain in women: a systematic review.
Hansrani V, Abbas A, Bhandari S, Caress AL, Seif M, McCollum CN
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2015 Feb;185:156-63. Epub 2014 Dec 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.12.011. PMID: 25590499
Prostanoids for intermittent claudication.
Robertson L, Andras A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 Apr 30;(4):CD000986. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000986.pub3. PMID: 23633305

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