Abstract
This review presents the current literature regarding the epidemiology, diagnosis, conservative and surgical treatment
of patients with acute subcutaneous venous thrombosis (ASVT). ASVT is one of the most common in clinical practice
of acute diseases of the vascular system. The consequences of the disease, with untimely treatment, can lead to
long-term and persistent disability of patients due to the spread of the process to the deep venous system and the
development of pulmonary embolism. Analysis of the literature data shows that despite the long-standing interest in
the problem of ASVT, to date, no single approach has been formed regarding the strategy and tactics of treatment for
this pathology. There are still debatable issues of conservative or surgical treatment, radicality and timing of surgical
intervention, the use of new minimally invasive technologies.
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About the authors
- Sergey I. Pryadko, Cand. Med. Sc., Chief of Department; orcid.org/0000-00019478-8414
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Sup’yan S. Atuev, Postgraduate; orcid.org/0000-0003-2390-8962
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Aleksandr A. Malinin, Dr. Med. Sc., Leading Researcher; orcid.org/0000-0003-4652-4590
