Modern aspects of surgical treatment of patients with acute thrombosis of lower-limb deep veins and inferior vena cava (literature review)

• Gavrilov E.K.
• Varavin N.A.
• Zokhrabov F.I.
• Khubulava G.G.

Abstract

This systematic review analyzes modern aspects of surgical treatment of patients with acute thrombosis of lower-limb deep veins and the inferior vena cava, characterizing operative interventions for surgical prevention of pulmonary embolism and deep vein desobstruction, describing current indications for their use and the outcomes thus obtained. Separately highlighted are peculiarities of operations in the involvement of the caval segment into the pathological process.

Funding. The study had no financial support.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Authors’ contribution. Study conception and design – Khubulava G.G., Gavrilov E.K.; data collection and handling – Gavrilov E.K., Varavin N.A., Zokhrabov F.I.; statistical processing – Gavrilov E.K., Varavin N.A., Zokhrabov F.I.; draft manuscript preparation – Gavrilov E.K.; manuscript revision – Khubulava G.G.

For citation: Gavrilov E.K., Varavin N.A., Zokhrabov F.I., Khubulava G.G. Modern aspects of surgical treatment of patients with acute thrombosis of lower-limb deep veins and inferior vena cava (literature review). Angiology and Vascular Surgery. Journal named after Academician A.V. Pokrovsky. 2023; 29 (4): 137–49. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33029/1027-6661-2023-29-4-137-149

Keywords:deep vein thrombosis; cava filter implantation; catheter-directed thrombolysis; thrombectomy; stenting of the main veins