Pulmonary embolism (PE) is an immediate and potentially fatal complication of DVT that is precipitated by fragmentation of the organising thrombus
Phlegmasia cerulea dolens or venous infarction of the leg may also occur if the thrombosis is extensive.
Later complications result from re-canalisation of the organised thrombus. This may fail causing the affected vein to remain partially or fully occluded, or more frequently, damages the valves in the process.
Recurrence of DVT (1):
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