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Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Screening for Proximal Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis
Published on: February 10, 2023
Deep vein thrombosis causing abdominal wall varicosities
John H Norys1, Kevin W Sexton2, Hanna K Jensen2
1College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Abstract:
Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a common medical finding occurring in ~25% of hospitalized patients with roughly half of these patients experiencing post-thrombotic complications [Baldwin, Moore, Rudarakanchana, Gohel, Davies (Post-thrombotic syndrome: a clinical review. J Thromb Haemost 2013;11:795-805.)]. There are many associated complications of DVTs, including pulmonary embolism and lower extremity swelling; however, the occurrence of abdominal wall varicosities with DVT's is rare [Baldwin, Moore, Rudarakanchana, Gohel, Davies (Post-thrombotic syndrome: a clinical review. J Thromb Haemost 2013;11:795-805.)]. The purpose of this case study is to rare presentation of abdominal vein varicosities as manifestation of DVT.
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