Stenting for an elastic venous lesion

The angiograms show the treatment of an elastic venous lesion with a stent. The untreated lesion can be seen at the junction between the subclavian and brachiocephalic veins (A; arrow). The initial angioplasty shows complete effacement of the angioplasty balloon (B); however, the lesion shows marked elastic recoil (dashed arrow). Following placement of a stent (arrowheads), the vessel is widely patent.