[Surgical management of non-adherent thrombosis of inferior vena cava extended to the level of renal veins].
The author reports a series of 5 patients with deep venous thrombosis extended to the inferior vena cava as a floating thrombus, who underwent a venous thrombectomy, with excellent early and long-term results. The fundamentals of this therapeutic option, the diagnosis and the surgical indications are presented and discussed.
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Serviço de Cirurgia Vascular do Complexo Hospitalar Universitário Juan Canalejo, A Coruña.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012082:Renal Veins; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*