[Problems in diagnosis and therapy of thrombotic venous diseases]

The sudden occlusion of a vein by thrombosis almost always leads to irreversible damage or loss of function unless early diagnosis, proper primary care, and rapidly initiated surgical or medical treatment succeed in preserving the organ and reestablishing function. There are many uncertainities concerning the optimal way of treatment in preserving the venous valves essential for the venous function but it seems clear that only emergency approach and immediate treatment can be the right way reducing the amount of emerging postthrombotic syndromes and acute and chronic pulmonary disease after dvt.