Procedimiento

La trombosis venosa de las piernas es diagnosticada por ultrasonido. El tratamiento normalmente involucra medicamentos anticoagulantes. Dos medicamentos comunes son la heparina y el coumadin.

Si los pacientes no pueden tomar medicamentos anticoagulantes (pacientes con un historial de derrames cerebrales o hemorragias), se pone un filtro en la vena grande que va de la pierna al corazón para recoger cualquier coágulo que pueda emigrar hacia él. Estos filtros pueden insertarse a través de un catéter que es introducido en las venas de la ingle.

Fecha de revisión: 4/27/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por: Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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