BACKGROUND Endovenous recanalization of iliofemoral stenosis or occlusion with angioplasty and stent placement has been increasingly used to maintain long-term venous patency in patients with iliofemoral venous outflow obstruction. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine safety and effectiveness of venous stent placement in patients with iliofemoral venous outfl...

Introduction. Primary venous tumours are a rare cause of deep vein thrombosis. The authors present a case where the definitive diagnosis was delayed by inconclusive complementary imaging. Clinical Case. A thirty-seven-year-old female presented with an iliofemoral venous thrombosis of the right lower limb. The patient had presented with an episode of femoral-popliteal vein thrombosis five months...

The traditional approach to the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism involves attempts to document the embolus in the lungs. An alternative diagnostic approach is to document the source of the embolus in the iliofemoral venous system. The present case shows how a search for leg thrombosis in suspected pulmonary embolism can also have an impact in choosing the optimal therapy to prevent recurrent emb...

A 40-year-old woman with history of hypothyroidism and tubal ligation presented with left lower-extremity pain and swelling. Duplex ultrasonography revealed extensive, occlusive deep vein thrombosis of the left iliac and femoral veins. Her risk factors for deep vein thrombosis included a 10 pack-year smoking history and extended hours of sitting at her desk at work over the preceding 2 weeks. S...

PURPOSE We aimed to describe the long-term outcome of endovascular treatment of iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis in the postpartum period. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 2002 and 2010, 18 consecutive female patients with acute or subacute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis in the postpartum period who had endovascular treatment were retrospectively evaluated. Treatment consisted of manual aspira...

Many physicians in Kuwait have contributed to the development of the management of acute iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis utilizing open surgical thrombectomy for early thrombus removal. This concept is now accepted around the world, with new endovascular procedures replacing open surgery. Its development is described and the latest guidelines for early thrombus removal are presented.

Traumatic iliac venous injury is rare but can be fatal. Although surgical management considered a primary treatment method, urgent required when deep thrombosis and subsequent phlegmasia cerulea dolens combined. It difficult to treat by management, pharmaceutic thrombolysis cannot applied due the trauma history. Here, we describe case of unilateral traumatic diffuse in affected iliofemoral infr...

In the articles below three contributors discuss recent progress in the diagnosis and medical and surgical management of deep vein thrombosis. Mr. Norman Browse concludes that not only is phlebography the most valuable method for diagnosis but that it may help correct management. Dr. P. T. ilute emphasizes that anticoagulants may be ineffective in preventing pulmonary embolism from recent throm...