Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 8 , Pages 326-330, August 2009

Deep venous thrombosis

Rebecca J Winterborn MD FRCS is a Specialist Registrar in Vascular Surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Frank CT Smith BSc MD FRCS FRCSEd is Reader and Honorary Consultant Vascular Surgeon at the University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Abstract 

This contribution discusses deep venous thrombosis in the deep veins of the leg and proximal veins of the iliofemoral segment.

Keywords: deep vein thrombosis, graduated compression stockings, hypercoagulability, low molecular weight heparin, phlegmasia caerulea dolens, pulmonary embolism, thromboembolism, thrombolysis, thrombophilia

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PII: S0263-9319(09)00125-2

doi:10.1016/j.mpsur.2009.06.006

Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 8 , Pages 326-330, August 2009

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