Sclerotherapy

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Agent Class Trade name Distributor FDA/US status Hypertonic saline Hyperosmolar N/A Multiple Off-label Saline/propylene glycol Hyperosmolar Sclerodex Omega Laboratories (Canada) Not available Sodium tetradecyl sulfate Detergent Sotradecol Mylan Approved Polidocanol…

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Endovascular Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis

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Indications •Imaging-proven symptomatic DVT in the IVC, iliac, common femoral, and/or femoral vein in a recently ambulatory patient with DVT symptoms for less than 28 days or in whom there is…

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Surgical Thrombectomy for Deep Vein Thrombosis

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Fig. 26.1 Open thrombectomy of infrainguinal veins . The femoral veins (a) and the posterior tibial vein (c) are controlled via separate incisions. The Fogarty balloon is introduced from the…

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Strategies to Treat Venous Reflux Disease

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Fig. 15.1 Simplified treatment algorithm for chronic venous disease (CVD) Clinical Exam and Imaging A proper history should always include a review of previous ulcers, vein surgeries (for harvest or…

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Venous Reconstruction in Oncologic Surgery

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Fig. 41.1 The Neves and Zincke classification indicating cephalad extent of inferior vena cava tumor thrombus. Level I tumor thrombus is located and confined to <2 cm above renal vein….

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Wound Care Management for Venous Ulcers

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C0: No visible or palpable signs of venous disease C1: Telangiectases or reticular veins C2: Varicose veins C3: Edema C4a: Pigmentation and eczema C4b: Lipodermatosclerosis and atrophie blanche C5: Healed…

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Treatment of Incompetent Perforating Veins

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Fig. 13.1 Endovenous thermal ablation of perforators. (a) Duplex image showing the perforating vein before EVLT; (b) The EVLA fiber placed into the perforator at the level of the fascia;…

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Medical Management of Pulmonary Embolism

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Fig. 29.1 Computed tomographic pulmonary angiogram demonstrating bilateral filling defects in the branches of the pulmonary arteries (white arrows), which are diagnostic of acute pulmonary embolism. (a) A “four-chamber view”…

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