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..The data in this retrospective study warrant further long-term prospective analysis of thrombolysis and its relationship with PTS...

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The purpose of this study was to assess the importance of monophasic waveforms encountered in the common femoral vein during deep venous thrombosis evaluation by a retrospective review of lower extremity venous Doppler (VD) sonography and ..

..In none of the experiments was a neuroma formed. Secondly, we treated ten neuromas in ten patients by the vein-implantation method. We obtained excellent results in seven patients...

..This report describes our experience constructing AVFs in the lower extremities of selected patients with the superficial femoral vein (SFV).

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b>Femoral vein access is often required during resuscitation efforts and when other routes of intravenous access are difficult. This study evaluated by ultrasound the effect of abduction/external rotation of the hip on venous accessibility...

To assess the use of the superficial femoral vein for the reconstruction of the aortoiliofemoral sector in the treatment of prosthetic infections.

..To retrospectively review bilateral venograms free of thrombus to evaluate the frequency and types of variations seen in venous anatomy...

Emergency physicians often obtain central venous access via the femoral vein in critically ill patients or patients with difficult peripheral access due to chronic intravenous drug use...

..Autogenous femoral artery-common femoral thigh transposition (transposed femoral vein [tFV]) arteriovenous accesses have superior patency, but our previous report documented a high incidence of ..

Common femoral vein aneurysms are rare, yet knowledge of this entity is important for the surgeon who performs hernia repairs...

..The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these best papers are tabulated. A clinical bottom line is stated...

..The purpose of this pilot study was to localize NGF protein expression in the rat femoral vein. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sciatic nerves and femoral veins were harvested from adult male Sprague-Dawley rats...

..Further experimental studies should be carried out to validate these findings so they can be implemented in clinical cases...

..To evaluate the efficacy of surgical thrombectomy combined with endovascular reconstruction for acute ilio-femoral/caval venous thrombosis...

..Recanalization of obstructed iliac vein segments can be performed successfully and leads to improvement in pain and edema in the affected limb. Midterm patency rates are excellent...

The reverse Trendelenburg position increases the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the femoral vein, making it easier to cannulate, although this position is potentially harmful in hypovolemic patients...

..Our aim was to study the prevalence of the different anatomical variations of the femoral vein at the thigh level.

Adventitial cystic disease (ACD) of the veins is a rare phenomenon, and ACD of the femoral vein is particularly difficult to diagnose due to the similarity in symptoms to those of deep vein thrombosis...

Overlap of the femoral artery (FA) on the femoral vein (FV) has been shown to occur in pediatric patients. This overlap may increase complications such as arterial puncture and failed insertions of central venous lines (CVLs)...

..Computed tomography showed a cystic mass adherent to the wall of the common femoral vein. An ultrasound examination revealed a deep venous thrombosis of the leg, secondary to extrinsic compression of ..

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects after 10 years of external valvuloplasty of the femoral vein (limited anterior plication or LAP)...

..In this study, we evaluated these methods using ultrasonography in children...

..Involvement of major veins in the limbs is uncommon and of small veins or tributaries extremely uncommon. We report a case of leiomyosarcoma originating from a tributary of the femoral vein in a 55-year-old woman.

..of the reverse Trendelenburg position and additional inguinal compression on the cross-sectional area of the femoral vein in paediatric patients. Seventy subjects were allocated to two groups: the infants group and the children group...

..To describe the incidence, indications, insertion sites, duration, and complications of central venous catheter (CVC) insertion in patients in a pediatric emergency department (ED)...

..3; cavoatrial, 1), 6 patients had spiral vein grafts (5 iliac/femoral and 1 cavoatrial), and 1 underwent femoral vein patch angioplasty. Clinical follow-up averaged 3.5 years (median, 2...

Knowledge of the femoral vein (FV) anatomy in pediatric patients is important in the selection of appropriate size central line catheters as well as the approach to central venous access...

..Information regarding the preoperative evaluation, postoperative surveillance, reintervention, and venous morbidity is provided. The femoral-popliteal vein graft has proven to be a durable conduit with minimal late venous morbidity...

..CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that young children with DKA have an increased incidence of clinical DVT associated with the placement of femoral central venous catheters...

..The surgical treatment consisted in harvesting the femoral vein, total graft excision, thorough debridement and in situ reconstruction with the femoral veins...

..To assess the evidence for the clinical effectiveness of ultrasound guided central venous cannulation...

..The patient has since been successfully maintained with chemotherapy. We conclude that leukopheresis should be considered as the therapy of choice in CLL patients presenting with major complications of leukostasis...

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Catheterization of the femoral vein is a safe and recommended method of temporary access for haemodialysis...

This case report presents a previously unreported etiology of acute thigh compartment syndrome following ipsilateral femoral vein catheterization, including clinical results and a brief review of the literature.

..To compare colonization and catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI) rates among three insertion sites (subclavian, internal jugular, femoral) used for central venous catheter (CVC) placement...

..We performed an experimental animal study to verify these assumptions...

..g., in burn victims or due to contraindications for Trendelenburg position). The present study investigates whether femoral vein access can be used to obtain clinically acceptable values.

..Whether venous catheterization at the femoral site is associated with an increased risk of complications compared with that at the subclavian site is debated...

..Autologous conduits have been found superior to other conduit options. The superficial femoral vein (SFV) offers excellent early patency, minimal lower limb morbidity, and ease of harvest without accessory ..

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..The patient had complete resolution of the pseudoaneurysm and his symptoms following treatment with ultrasound-guided percutaneous thrombin injection...

In this study we assessed the normal common femoral vein (CFV) dimensions and related hemodynamics in a cohort assembled to permit contrasts by means of sex, age, and ethnicity.

To compare the use of real-time-ultrasound guidance with the standard landmark-oriented approach for obtaining femoral vein catheterization in patients requiring intravenous access during CPR.

..study examined the effects of ankle exercise combined with deep breathing on the blood flow velocity in the femoral vein. Twenty healthy males (mean age 21...

..Central venous catheterization is indicated for pressure monitoring, drug therapy, and nutrition supplementation, which are often critical in the anesthetic management of infants undergoing major surgery...

..This study describes outcomes following radical oncologic resection with concomitant resection of critical vascular structures and reconstruction with the superficial femoral vein (SFV).

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The femoral vein is an important site for central venous access in newborns and infants...

..We report the case of a 28-year-old man who presented with a swollen leg secondary to obstruction of the common femoral vein as a result of this disease. He underwent excision of the cyst and made a full recovery...

..We encountered three cases (7.7%) with thrombus extension into the common femoral vein. All three patients were anticoagulated, and a temporary inferior vena cava filter was placed in one...

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..To investigate the results of catheter directed thrombolysis offered to patients with acute femoro-iliac deep venous thrombosis (DVT)...

..We were able to evaluate DVT above the knee with this method. Indirect spiral CTV showed promise for the diagnosis of DVT and other soft tissue diseases in patients with leg swelling...

..To verify the role and effect of external vavuloplasty in the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) of lower extremity...

..A 37-year-old woman with symptomatic venous ambulatory hypertension underwent a left common femoral vein-to-right common iliac vein bypass using 10 mm ringed polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) with creation of an ..

..3). An island skin flap with an arteriovenous fistula distal to its pedicle might be a useful model to study the relationship between skin-flap viability and edema formation...

..Diagnosis is often delayed and outcome depends on the severity of injury. We report two cases of severe ischemia due to arterial lesion during varicose veins surgery...

..This multimodality endovascular approach (chemical and mechanical interventions) was successful in relieving the venous occlusion and salvaging the limb, while maintaining appropriate treatment for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia...

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..This study was performed to determine the results of surgical revisions of LEVGs after a follow-up as long as 10 years...

..In this article, relevant clinical evidence and rationale in support of thrombolytic therapy in ileofemoral deep venous thrombosis are discussed...

..We found a chronic recanalized thrombotic change in the common femoral vein (CFV) in one patient (0.63%)...

..A prospective study examined the incidence of complications after patch saphenoplasty in primary and repeat varicose vein surgery...

..The distribution of the thromboses were the femoral vein in 23 patients, the popliteal vein in 20 patients, and the iliofemoral system in 2 patients...

..EM residents can perform a limited duplex examination with considerable but not perfect accuracy after receiving very limited instruction...

..To our knowledge, this complication has been previously reported in only two cases...

..We conclude that endovenous stenting is the current method of choice in the treatment of chronic venous obstruction...

..This is the report of the duplex ultrasound (DUS) substudy of the CLIP trial...

..These patients had previously failed to improve with conservative treatment entailing compression and/or wound care for at least 12 months...

..Our results suggest that catheter-directed thrombolysis is safe and effective for use in selected older children and adolescents with acute DVT in the lower extremity...

..Our study shows vascular ultrasound imaging can provide anatomical details of femoral and iliac vessels and is a easier and accurate method of assessing post-catheterization vascular complications in children...

..The aim of this study was to determine the role of combined mechanical and pharmacological prophylaxis in the prevention of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) after total knee replacement (TKR). Design: prospective case series study...

..1), contralateral internal jugular vein bypass (n = 6), femorofemoral crossover bypass (n = 1), superficial femoral vein transposition (n = 5), axillary artery to popliteal vein bypass (n = 5), or femoral artery to right atrium ..

..Thrombectomy by use of a Fogarty catheter with previous protection from thrombus embolization by proximal placement of temporary occlusion was performed at the same time as the cesarean section for completion of premature delivery...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate a new neovalve construction technique in postthrombotic syndrome. The surgical procedure is described, and preliminary results of the first case series are given...

..This is the first study to examine the mortality of this group of patients...

..Two patients with an anomaly had recurrent thrombotic occlusion. In conclusion, congenital IVC anomalies were present in 16.2% (95% confidence interval, 6.2-32%) of young patients with iliac thrombosis...

..The purpose of the current study was to compare the treatment outcome in patients with symptomatic DVT who underwent either catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) or PMT intervention...

..Existing data provide convincing proof of the efficacy of endovascular recanalization procedures, and upcoming prospective, controlled trials will further clarify the role of these techniques in the therapeutic armamentarium...

..In order to understand the matter better, an experimental study was devised to create intentional kinking of the pedicle of a free-flap...

..In this article, we discuss the neoaortoiliac system procedure, a surgical procedure that uses femoropopliteal vein segments for arterial reconstructions in patients with aortofemoral prosthetic graft infections...

..After a mean follow-up period of 2-6 years, 21 cases had satisfactory results. CONCLUSION: Substitute valve at the popliteal vein have the value of widespread application...

..The purpose of this study was to define the frequency of fasciotomy in patients undergoing deep vein harvest and to identify clinical predictors of the need for fasciotomy after deep vein harvest...

..This study was undertaken to describe development of in-stent recurrent stenosis (ISR) in stents placed in the iliocaval outflow tract and to examine possible contributing factors...

..No similar case was reported in literature; therefore, further studies must go ahead understand the possible relation between the two pathologies...

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..To prospectively assess the feasibility, risk profile, and effect on fibrinogen levels of combination tenecteplase (TNK) and eptifibatide in transcatheter thrombolysis for peripheral arterial and venous thromboocclusive disease...

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..CONCLUSION: the complex variations of varicose vein anatomy and functional pathology in the lower limb are currently best assessed by complete whole-leg venous duplex mapping...

..1%-0.8%]). We conclude that the CCUS protocol has a low technical failure rate and is safe with respect to excluding DVT, thereby reducing the diagnostic workup of patients with suspected DVT to a single ultrasound examination...

..and vasodilator responsiveness in the leg? These questions will be investigated by measuring leg blood flow (femoral vein thermodilution), leg norepinephrine spillover, arterial pressure, and cardiac output (acetylene uptake) during ..

..depletion of circulating prothrombin, consumption of coagulation factors and enhanced occlusion of the femoral vein. These studies will permit assessment of the extent to which the prothrombinase autoantibodies contribute ..

..muscle protein kinetics at graded insulin infusion rates that will increase insulin concentration in the femoral vein to approximatley 30 muU/ml (low dose), approximately 80 muU/ml (prandial dose), approximately 200 muU/ml (high ..

..of a Greenfield filter) that is introducable and retractable via a percutaneous catheter insertion through the femoral vein into the inferior vena cava. The IVD may be used to deliver any desired compound via cell or gene therapy...

..Specifically, (1) we will characterize the effects of altered IFF induced by femoral vein ligation on histomorphometry, femoral dimensions, mechanical properties, mineral content, and mineral density ..

..The goal of this project is to develop a clinical system for inducing full body hyperthermia to treat metastatic lung cancer. The system is based on a Phase I clinical trial demonstrating the efficacy of such a treatment. ..

..This study will determine if criteria that are widely and immediately available in most hospitals can be used to risk-stratify severity of PE and to clarify the role of nonmalignant thrombophilias on the prognosis of PE. ..

..3. Define the interactions of cells of the innate and adaptive immune systems in the induction of the SIRS and CARS responses to injury in genetically altered mice. ..

..This project will fund a clinical study designed to test the diagnostic accuracy of a hand- held breath device that detects the altered gas exchange physiology caused by PE in post-surgical and other patients at high risk for PE. ..

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..In this GnRH suppression study, metabolism will be assessed via stable isotope measures of glycerol, FFA and glucose turnover and whole-body respiratory gas exchange measures. ..

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..Furthermore, the establishment of an age-associated model of vein grafting will permit age-specific evaluation of new therapeutic avenues for inhibiting neointimal formation. ..

..In phase III, we will test the validity of the PE PREtest Consult TM and determine if the use of the PE PREtest ConsultTM will decrease unnecessary testing for PE. ..

..The long term goal of this current proposal and research program is to improve the care of patients with ESRD, the vast majority of who use long-term hemodialysis as their mode of renal replacement therapy. ..