[Thrombophlebitis of the lower limbs: a convenient diagnosis?]

Venous thrombosis may expose the patient to short (pulmonary embolism) or long term complications (postphlebitic syndrome), invalidating and onerous for society. The main point is identifying or excluding this pathology by anamnesis, clinical findings and bloodless diagnostics as Doppler c.w. and vascular duplex scanner. We suggest a decision flow chart helpful for diagnosis and therapeutics.