The femoral vein, a blood vessel located deep inside each of the thighs, is prone to blood clots. Known as femoral vein thrombosis, a blood clot in the femoral vein or its branches can have serious ...

The great saphenous vein is a large venous blood vessel running near the inside surface of the leg from the ankle to the groin. It arises from the dorsal venous arch at the top (dorsum) of the foot ...

AS hospitalized patients in increasing numbers survive a multiplicity of other medical and surgical crises, pulmonary embolism continues as a chief immediate cause of death. Although anticoagulant ...

BLADDER distention has not previously been reported as a cause of iliac-vein obstruction in the adult. On the other hand, a variety of pelvic conditions, such as inflammation, benign and malignant ...