TY - JOUR
T1 - Catheter-Directed Therapy Options for Iliofemoral Venous Thrombosis
AU - Sudheendra, Deepak
AU - Vedantham, Suresh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2018/4
Y1 - 2018/4
N2 - Proximal deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is linked to a 50% risk of pulmonary embolism and a 50% risk of postthrombotic syndrome. This article reviews catheter-directed thrombolysis options for iliofemoral DVT and discusses the risks, benefits, and techniques commonly used in performing endovascular procedures for iliofemoral DVT.
AB - Proximal deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is linked to a 50% risk of pulmonary embolism and a 50% risk of postthrombotic syndrome. This article reviews catheter-directed thrombolysis options for iliofemoral DVT and discusses the risks, benefits, and techniques commonly used in performing endovascular procedures for iliofemoral DVT.
KW - Deep vein thrombosis
KW - Iliac vein compression
KW - May Thurner syndrome
KW - Postthrombotic syndrome
KW - Pulmonary embolism
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U2 - 10.1016/j.suc.2017.11.012
DO - 10.1016/j.suc.2017.11.012
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29502770
AN - SCOPUS:85041591127
SN - 0039-6109
VL - 98
SP - 255
EP - 265
JO - Surgical Clinics of North America
JF - Surgical Clinics of North America
IS - 2
ER -