Case report of a deep vein thrombosis in the femoral vein, an atypical presentation

Horsburgh, Jennifer

doi:10.1016/j.clch.2004.02.004

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“…Anatomy of the venous system throughout the thigh and lower leg may help explain the wide variation in DVT signs and symptoms. 4 Three major veins (peroneal, anterior tibial, and posterior tibial) are contained in the lower leg, which drain superiorly into the femoral vein. The femoral vein ends posterior to the inguinal ligament, becoming the external iliac vein.…”

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“…The femoral vein ends posterior to the inguinal ligament, becoming the external iliac vein. 4 Within the femoral triangle, the femoral vein receives the profunda femoris and greater saphenous vein and other small tributaries. In the lower leg, the sinusoidal veins drain the soleal and gastrocnemial veins.…”

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“…3 Other studies have found the incidence of DVT in the general population to be approximately 5/10,000 per annum. 4 The incidence is similar between males and females, although the risk for first DVT has been reported to be slightly higher in men than in women. 2 The most serious complication of a DVT is pulmonary embolism (PE), which is associated with 50,000 to 200,000 deaths each year.…”

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“…3,7 Deep vein thromboses are often clinically silent. 4 They may occur spontaneously or after surgery. 8 Deep vein thrombosis is a serious and complicated aspect of orthopedic surgery, especially surgical procedures involving the hips and knees.…”

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A Patient with Deep Vein Thrombosis Presenting to a Chiropractic Clinic: A Case Report

Fernandez¹,

Pollard²,

McHardy³

2007

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

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Fernandez¹,

Pollard²,

McHardy³

2007

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

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“…The greater part of DVT cases occur in the deep veins of the legs such as the femoral, popliteal, anterior tibial, posterior tibial and peroneal veins [10,31]. DVT is also known as the economy class syndrome due to the link between air travel and the occurrence of thrombosis in deep veins [32,33]. Figure 2 depicts the superficial and deep veins of the legs.…”

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The Thrombus to Embolus Transition and its Contributing Factors

Christie

2017

JABB

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Thromboembolic events are some of the major causes of death in the United States. They must be carefully monitored in persons who are susceptible to thrombus formation due to hypercoagulability problems which may arise as a result of surgery or diseases such as sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, leukemia and diabetes. Successful diagnosis and treatment of thrombosis pose a real challenge to the medical field and there exists an urgency to develop more sophisticated methods for countering this condition. When thrombi detaches from the vessel wall, patients are at great risk of stroke events and even death. In an effort to gain a better understanding with regard to the thrombus to embolus transition, we have performed simulations through CFD-ACE+ computational engine in which we vary thrombus height, shape, location along the vessel wall, blood pressure and blood viscosity. Results of this simulation model suggest a higher likelihood for the thrombus to embolus transition as the thrombus height increases. Results also show that a thrombus is more likely to become mobile in hypertensive patients but is less likely to become mobile in sickle cell, diabetic and leukemic patients. This we explain is due to higher blood viscosities in these patients which result in lowered wall shear stresses. In addition, we confirm the hypothesis that clot shape influences the occurrence of the thrombus to embolus transition as pressure on the clot is shown to be substantially greater in radially asymmetric thrombi. Pressure profiles also suggest that prolonged exposure to high pressure, as in hypertension, increases the probability of initiation of the transition as the clot becomes fatigued and weakens, resulting in the completion of the thrombus to embolus transition when the hemodynamic forces overcome the adhesive forces in the system. Finally, we propose a "peel-off " type mechanism as an explanation of the process of transitioning from a thrombus to an embolus.

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A Rare Cause of Pulmonary Emboli in a Patient with Deep Vein Thrombosis: Doppler Ultrasonographic Compressibility Maneuver

Bahçivan

Elmalı

Karamustafa

et al. 2007

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol

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Case report of a deep vein thrombosis in the femoral vein, an atypical presentation

Cited by 4 publications

References 27 publications

A Patient with Deep Vein Thrombosis Presenting to a Chiropractic Clinic: A Case Report

A Patient with Deep Vein Thrombosis Presenting to a Chiropractic Clinic: A Case Report

The Thrombus to Embolus Transition and its Contributing Factors

A Rare Cause of Pulmonary Emboli in a Patient with Deep Vein Thrombosis: Doppler Ultrasonographic Compressibility Maneuver

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