Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Symptoms. Not all DVTs cause noticeable symptoms, but the most common are swelling and redness in the affected leg, often associated with some pain in the same area.

Your popliteal vein is a vessel that carries blood from your legs back to your heart. It runs behind your knee and up the back of your thigh. Doctors call it a “deep vein” because it’s far ...

Deep vein thrombosis and superficial thrombophlebitis both involve the circulatory system. Learn the differences in symptoms, treatment, outlook, and more.

The popliteal vein is located at the posterior, or back, of the knee. It is responsible for the majority of the lower legs’ venous return. It is sometimes called the femoropopliteal vein. There ...

Afterwards, CUS was performed including the common femoral vein, the superficial femoral vein, the popliteal vein, the calf veins and the superficial lower limb veins in steps of 10 mm on both legs.

Deep vein thrombosis occurred in the same leg as superficial vein thrombosis in 73 percent of the patients, in the other leg in 9 percent and in both legs in 18 percent. "The calf muscle veins ...

In the lower leg, you have a couple of deep major veins, known as the peroneal and tibial veins, which come together to form the popliteal vein.

Learn about how doctors diagnose deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and which tests can help. This article also looks at when a person may need DVT tests.

Varicose veins (VVs) classically result from venous hypertension owing to incompetence of the major communications between the superficial and deep veins of the lower extremity. In a significant ...

Duplex ultrasound: thrombosis of the right popliteal vein up to the middle third of the fibular veins Thrombosis therapy: anticoagulation with subcutaneous tinzaparin as well as a compression ...

About one-fourth of patients with superficial vein thrombosis—clotting in blood vessels close to the skin—also may have the life-threatening condition deep vein thrombosis, according to a ...