TY  - JOUR
T1  - LIgation of the vena cava in extending thrombophlebitis
AU  - CLIFFTON EE, NEEL CC
Y1  - 1949/11/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.1949.01240041132012
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 1122
EP  - 1134
VL  - 59
IS  - 5
N2  - THE TREATMENT of venous thrombosis has been revolutionized in the past two decades by the use of anticoagulant drugs (heparin sodium and dicumarol®) and by ligation of the involved veins (usually the femoral vein). Ligation of the inferior vena cava has been carried out infrequently. It is evident that in the past few years interest in, and a study of, this formerly rare procedure have been greatly accelerated. Doubtless, the motivating force behind this increased interest is the usefulness of ligation as an additional weapon in our armamentarium to forestall the sudden catastrophe of embolic disease. The use of this measure is not advocated as a replacement for anticoagulant therapy or for ligation of the femoral vein, but rather as an additional method for use when these procedures may be inadequate; we feel that ligation of the vena cava is indicated much more frequently than it is used. After a
SN  - 0272-5533
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1949.01240041132012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1949.01240041132012
ER  -