الفهرس 
Anatomy of the venous system of the lowerOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a common disorder with a significant mortality rate. Successful endovascular treatment of acute DVT is most likely to be achieved in patients with recently formed thrombus, (<10–14 days) with acute iliofemoral DVT. Endovascular treatment options include: Catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT), pharmacomechanical catheter-directed thrombolysis (PCDT), percutaneous aspiration thrombectomy (PAT), vena cava filter protection, venous balloon dilatation and venous stent implantation. Current practice shows strong clinical tendency for the use of PCDT with or without other endovascular methods and an individualized approach for each DVT patient. PMT has not received general acceptance because of the associated risk of PE and damage to venous valves caused by thrombectomy devices. PAT is most commonly used as an adjunctive endovascular technique like balloon maceration to fragment thrombus, balloon angioplasty, stent implantation and vena cava filter placement. Interventional endovascular therapies for DVT have the potential to provide PE protection and prevention of PTS.
Keywords
Endovascular techniques • Deep venous thrombosis • Catheter • Thrombolysis • Thrombectomy • iliofemoral thrombosis • inferior venacaval filter • duplex ultrasound