TY - JOUR
T1 - Catheter-directed venography for evaluating internal jugular vein pseudo-occlusion
AU - England, Ryan W.
AU - Arun, Anirudh
AU - Vosler, Peter S.
AU - Lo, Sheng Fu L.
AU - Gujar, Sachin K.
AU - Tariq, Nauman
AU - Weiss, Clifford R.
AU - Luciano, Mark G.
AU - Hui, Ferdinand K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/4
Y1 - 2022/4
N2 - The incidence and effects of stenosis of the cerebral venous system are poorly understood. When noninvasive computed tomography venography (CTV) of the head and neck suggests complete internal jugular vein (IJV) occlusion, invasive catheter-directed venography can discordantly show venous patency. We compared CTV vs digital subtraction venography (DSV) in the evaluation of patency/occlusion in the suspected IJV and contralateral IJV. We queried the venous intervention database of our U.S. academic tertiary-care hospital to identify patients with complete or near-complete IJV occlusion per CTV from March 1, 2019 to March 1, 2020. We included patients with both noninvasive and invasive imaging of the target segment and the contralateral IJV. Four patients had suspected occlusion of the IJV at the skull base. Invasive catheter-directed venography consisted of DSV to assess direction of flow and vessel caliber, as well as manometry proximal and distal to areas of suspected stenosis. DSV showed patency in all 4 IJVs for which CTV had shown suspected occlusions. CTV findings of the contralateral IJVs were patency (n = 2), moderate stenosis (n = 1), and severe/critical stenosis (n = 1). Contralateral IJV caliber, measured by DSV, was concordant with CTV findings. Median mean-pressure gradients across the apparent occlusion and contralateral segments were 1 (range, 1–4) mmHg and 0 (range, 0–5) mmHg, respectively. Although noninvasive CTV may suggest absence of or attenuated flow within the IJV, this technique may be insufficient to establish complete occlusion. Catheter-directed venography can be used to evaluate patency, vessel caliber, and mean-pressure gradient.
AB - The incidence and effects of stenosis of the cerebral venous system are poorly understood. When noninvasive computed tomography venography (CTV) of the head and neck suggests complete internal jugular vein (IJV) occlusion, invasive catheter-directed venography can discordantly show venous patency. We compared CTV vs digital subtraction venography (DSV) in the evaluation of patency/occlusion in the suspected IJV and contralateral IJV. We queried the venous intervention database of our U.S. academic tertiary-care hospital to identify patients with complete or near-complete IJV occlusion per CTV from March 1, 2019 to March 1, 2020. We included patients with both noninvasive and invasive imaging of the target segment and the contralateral IJV. Four patients had suspected occlusion of the IJV at the skull base. Invasive catheter-directed venography consisted of DSV to assess direction of flow and vessel caliber, as well as manometry proximal and distal to areas of suspected stenosis. DSV showed patency in all 4 IJVs for which CTV had shown suspected occlusions. CTV findings of the contralateral IJVs were patency (n = 2), moderate stenosis (n = 1), and severe/critical stenosis (n = 1). Contralateral IJV caliber, measured by DSV, was concordant with CTV findings. Median mean-pressure gradients across the apparent occlusion and contralateral segments were 1 (range, 1–4) mmHg and 0 (range, 0–5) mmHg, respectively. Although noninvasive CTV may suggest absence of or attenuated flow within the IJV, this technique may be insufficient to establish complete occlusion. Catheter-directed venography can be used to evaluate patency, vessel caliber, and mean-pressure gradient.
KW - Cerebral venous congestion
KW - Cerebral venous system
KW - Computed tomography venography
KW - Digital subtraction venography
KW - Internal jugular vein
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jocn.2022.01.024
DO - 10.1016/j.jocn.2022.01.024
M3 - Article
C2 - 35114476
AN - SCOPUS:85123790010
SN - 0967-5868
VL - 98
SP - 6
EP - 10
JO - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
ER -