Abstract

Contemporary management of axillosubclavian vein thrombosis

Author(s): CJ Bailey & KA Illig

Given the relative rarity of the condition, the current diagnostic and management algorithms utilized for effort thrombosis generally derive from single-center reports, retrospective reviews and expert surgical opinion. This article will review the most contemporary strategies employed in the management of primary effort thrombosis, with particular emphasis on costoclavicular junction (CCJ) pathology, the role of catheter-based thrombolytic therapy and the importance of prompt thoracic outlet decompression.