The surgical and endovascular management of deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremity.
This paper will discuss the clinical sequelae of deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremity and will deal briefly with conservative therapy. The (endo)vascular modalities that are currently used will be described more in detail, and includes systemic thrombolysis, surgical thrombectomy, catheter directed thrombolysis and other catheter based therapies like ultrasound assisted thrombolysis, pharmacomechanical thrombolysis and percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy. Results, advantages and disadvantages of each technique will be dealt with.
Service of Vascular Surgery, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, sede Civico, Lugano, Switzerland.
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Giovannacci
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Cefali
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Rosso
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Van Den Berg
D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*