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Hayley J Good1, Dimitri A Parra2,3
1Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract:
Deep venous thrombosis can be observed in pediatric patients, especially in teenagers. There is a paucity of published treatment recommendations in this patient population. This technical note illustrates the successful utilization of aspiration thrombectomy to manage a lower extremity deep venous thrombosis in a 17-year-old boy. This shows that thrombectomy devices utilized in adult practice can be used in pediatric patients, with careful consideration of vessel size and patient specific factors.
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