What Is the Utility of Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis?

Local and systemic thrombolytic therapy for acute deep venous thrombosis.

This article presents a review of the treatment of lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) with systemic and catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) and percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT). Standard treatment including anticoagulation therapy and compression stockings may not be entirely adequate, because a significant proportion of patients eventually develop post-thrombotic syndrome ...

Arterivenous Fistula Complicated by Popliteal Venous Access for Endovascular Thrombolytic Therapy of Deep Vein Thrombosis

been widely accepted as an effective method to treat acute deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities (13). Vascular access through the popliteal vein is the most common route for the procedure. To date, procedure-related complications such as hemorrhaging, pulmonary embolism, infection and, sepsis have been reported. However, to our knowledge, iatrogenic arteriovenous fistulas have not been...

The changing role of thrombolytic therapy in the management of acute deep vein thrombosis

Chronic diarrhea, eosinophilic ascites, acute pancreatitis and deep venous thrombosis: A case report

Background: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG) is rare and is characterized by recurrent eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract and chronic diarrhea. In this report we present a case of EG with acute pancreatitis and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Case presentation: A 30 years old male was admitted to our hospital with the complaints of epigastric pain, vomitting and swelling of h...

Review Article Thrombolytic therapy in Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

The use of thrombolytic agents to rapidly lyse the clot has emerged as a therapeutic modality, in concert with interventional neuroradiologic approaches to deliver the agent locally at the site of thrombosis.There are no randomized, double blind, placebo, controlled trials to support thrombolysis as a first line therapy in patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis compared to standard ther...