Clinical and surgical therapy of phlegmasia coerulea dolens
Denck, H.
Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Suppl Ii Verhandlungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress 1990: 449-452
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0173-0541 PMID: 1983588 Document Number: 354276
Venous thrombectomy was performed on 123 patients with phlegmasia coerulea dolens (blue phlebitis). Best results are obtained if treatment is initiated at the earliest stage. Arterial involvement must be closely monitored. A fasciotomy, which in some cases may involve the fascia lata, must be performed in case of compartment compression. Palma's bypass procedure and Av-fistula are indicated in some cases.