Primary Upper Limb Deep Vein Thrombosis. Is First Rib Resection Necessary?

Sheba Medical Center20 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study is to compare outcome of patients with effort thrombosis who were treated operatively to those treated nonoperatively

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Paget Schroetter Syndrome

Interventions

iu22 ultrasound system - phillipsDEVICE

iu22 ultrasound system - phillips

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria:\\ \* patients treated for upper extremity DVT Exclusion Criteria: * none

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

clinical differences

clinical differences between the 2 groups Patients will be evaluated by the " Villata" post thrombotic syndrome (PTS) scoring system. The sum of each parameter will be used to compare he groups Vilata PTS scoring system: ( 0- ABSENT , 3 SEVERE ) Symptoms/clinical signs None Mild Moderate Severe Symptoms Pain Cramps Heaviness Pruritus Clinical signs edema Skin induration Hyperpigmentation Redness Venous ectasia Pain on calf compression

Time frame: 10years

Secondary Outcomes

vein patency

patency of SCV based on duplex

Time frame: 10 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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