Venous Thoracic Outlet Compression and the Paget-Schroetter Syndrome: A Review and Recommendations for Management
- The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and Peninsula Medical and Dental School, Department of Surgery, Exeter Vascular Service and Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (United Kingdom)
- The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and Peninsula Medical and Dental School, Department of Interventional Radiology, Exeter Vascular Service and Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (United Kingdom)
Paget Schroetter syndrome, or effort thrombosis of the axillosubclavian venous system, is distinct from other forms of upper limb deep vein thrombosis. It occurs in younger patients and often is secondary to competitive sport, music, or strenuous occupation. If untreated, there is a higher incidence of disabling venous hypertension than was previously appreciated. Anticoagulation alone or in combination with thrombolysis leads to a high rate of rethrombosis. We have established a multidisciplinary protocol over 15 years, based on careful patient selection and a combination of lysis, decompressive surgery, and postoperative percutaneous venoplasty. During the past 10 years, a total of 232 decompression procedures have been performed. This article reviews the literature and presents the Exeter Protocol along with practical recommendations for management.
- OSTI ID:
- 21608595
- Journal Information:
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 34, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-011-0148-4; Copyright (c) 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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