[Diagnosis and therapy of deep leg and/or pelvic venous thromboses in an urban district hospital]

Abstract

From the viewpoint of a ward hospital the possibilities of the diagnostics of a thrombosis of the deep leg vein and/or the pelvic vein are discussed. The most important and at the same time most practicable method is the phlebography of the ascending leg vein. Indications, contraindications, technique and possible complications are mentioned. In most cases the fibrinolysis therapy is the therapy of choice. The results of the last years show that less the age, but more the location of the thrombus is decisive for a successful recanalisation.