title: [Primary phlebitis of the arm].
abstract: Primary phlebitis or sprain phlebitis in the upper member are caused by a compressive mechanism in the thoraco-brachial passage. Thrombosis most often originates in the area of the cost-clavicular hinge, and spreads towards the extremity of the member. In this series, 19 cases were treated: 8 recent cases of phlebitis, in which results were all too often imperfect (5 failures), 11 post-phlebitic syndromes, in which there were 9 good results. The surgical procedure which we therefore recommend aims at the decompression of the collateral circulation flowing around the thrombosed area: this should be enough to improve results in a large proportion of cases.
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D001367:Axillary Vein / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006493:Heparin
vernacular_title: Les phlébites primitives du membre supérieur.