Chapter 14 Endovenous Thrombectomy and Thrombolysis Rafael D. Malgor, Antonios P. Gasparis, Nicos Labropoulos Historical Background After the first episode of deep venous thrombosis (DVT), affected patients may develop pulmonary…
Chapter 18 Endovenous Management of Central and Upper Extremity Veins Constantino S. Peña In the era of central venous catheters and implantable pacemakers and defibrillators, upper extremity deep venous thrombosis…
Chapter 2 Noninvasive Testing Jose I. Almeida Historical Background Of the 25 million Americans with venous disease, approximately 7 million exhibit serious symptoms such as edema, skin changes, and venous…
Chapter 13 Endovenous Placement of Inferior Vena Caval Filters Timothy K. Liem Historical Background Venous interruption for the prevention of pulmonary embolism was introduced by Homans in 1934. Although his…
Chapter 9 Ambulatory Phlebectomy Jose I. Almeida Historical Background Ambulatory phlebectomy (AP) is a minor surgical procedure designed to remove varicose vein clusters located close to the skin surface. Originally…
Chapter 17 Pelvic Congestion Syndrome and Ovarian Vein Reflux Constantino S. Peña, James F. Benenati Background Pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is an underdiagnosed condition causing chronic pelvic pain. PCS was…
Chapter 10 Endovenous Approach to Recurrent Varicose Veins Jose I. Almeida Historical Background Recurrence rates of varicose veins of 20% are common, with rates as high as 70% at 10…
Chapter 21 Severity Scoring and Outcomes Measurement Michael A. Vasquez, Carolyn E. Munschauer Historical Background I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the…
Chapter 15 Postthrombotic Syndrome Rafael D. Malgor, Antonios P. Gasparis, Nicos Labropoulos Historical Background Postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) remains an important health care problem in United States. A population-based study showed…
Chapter 22 Evidence-Based Summary of Guidelines from the American Venous Forum and the Society for Vascular Surgery Mark H. Meissner, Peter Gloviczki Chronic venous disorders are among the world’s oldest…
