title: [Echography and venous pathology].
abstract: When performed by a well-trained operator, ultrasonic exploration of the deep veins has a more than 90% sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis. Despite technical problems in the ileal and sural regions, it is the first examination to be carried out in patients with clinical signs of venous thrombosis. In distal thrombosis of the leg and calf ultrasonography might even be more sensitive than phlebography. In superficial phlebitis ultrasounds can be used to evaluate the extent of thrombosis. In varicose vein disease, they are also a crucial element in the choice of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service de pathologie vasculaire, hôpital Broussais, Paris.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Fiessinger
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martelli
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Echographie et pathologie veineuse.