1 Department of Orthopaedics, Sports Injuries Unit, “Agios Pavlos” General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece 2 Department of Radiology, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece ...

Iliofemoral DVT (IF DVT) refers to occlusive or partial thrombosis between the inferior vena cava (IVC) and common femoral vein (CFV). This segment is critical since if the femoral vein of the thigh ...

THERE is probably an advantage, in these recent days when thrombosis in the veins of the lower limbs is receiving active treatment by surgical procedures as well as by anticoagulants, in visualizing ...

PULMONARY embolism, once regarded as an unavoidable accident of surgery, today preoccupies the minds of many clinicians, physicians and surgeons alike. For it is recognized as a threatened ...

The great saphenous vein is a large venous blood vessel running near the inside surface of the leg from the ankle to the groin. It arises from the dorsal venous arch at the top (dorsum) of the foot ...

About one third of patients with advanced cancer who are admitted to a specialized palliative care unit (SPCU) have deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on admission, but in these patients, DVT is not ...

DVT in both the upper and lower body can happen to almost anyone at any age and for many reasons. For example, your vein could have been damaged by an injury or operation. Half of blood clots happen ...

A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein deep inside of your body. Blood clots can form when blood thickens and clumps together. If a blood clot does form, it’s possible ...

Arterial thrombosis occurs in about 1 in 10 children who undergo cardiac catheterization, predominantly in infants, according to a single-center study published online January 23, 2015, ahead of print ...