title: [Blue phlebitis with exo- and endo-caval filters: 5 case reports].
abstract: 5 cases of phlegmatia caerula dolens have been observed after the fixation of a cava blocking. You will find below the characteristics of the case reports: Mean age of patients: 69.2, from 55 to 83. Early phlegmatiae caeruleae dolens: 2 cases; late phlegmatiae: 3 cases (3 and 4 years after the cava ligature). Clinical context: advanced age; general state alteration 1 case; artery predisposition: 2 cases; heparin thrombopenia: 1 case. Responsible material: ombrelle de Mobin Uddin: 3 cases; Adams-De Weese's Clip: 2 cases. Current filters are probably less thrombogenous. Nevertheless, these case reports make us aware of the fact that in case of predisposition and/or in case of precary hemodynamic conditions, any factor likely to generate or worsen a venous stasis can originate (immediately or later) a significant thrombosis and, particularly in a few conditions, a phlegmatia caerulea dolens. Consequently, partial cava blocking indications must be seriously taken into consideration and saved for cases in which embolic risk is patent.
authors.affiliation: Faculté libre de médecine de Lille, Wimille.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Langeron
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lenica
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015984:Causality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000600:supply & distribution
vernacular_title: Phlébites bleues sur filtres exo et endo-caves: 5 observations.