Effort Thrombosis of the Subclavian and Axillary Veins: Review of the Literature and Case Report With Two-Year Follow-Up With Venography

Case Reports1 June 1960EFFORT THROMBOSIS OF THE SUBCLAVIAN AND AXILLARY VEINS: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND CASE REPORT WITH TWO-YEAR FOLLOW-UP WITH VENOGRAPHYDAVID L. CROWELL, M.D., F.A.C.P.DAVID L. CROWELL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-52-6-1337 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the human body the shoulder joint represents the area endowed with the greatest range of motion. Structures which arise in the thorax or neck and pass into the arm, or vice versa, must be mobile and flexible enough to compensate for this range of motion or be themselves subject to strain or injury. A particular example of this type of indirect trauma is the subject of this paper, namely, effort thrombosis of the axillary and/or the subclavian vein.In a review of the literature of the 50 years prior to 1940, Veal1found reports of only 150 cases of...Bibliography1. Veal JR: Thrombosis of the axillary and subclavian veins, Am. J. M. Sc. 200: 27, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. DeCampLandryOchsnerDeBakey PTRMAME: Spontaneous thrombophlebitis, Surgery 31: 43, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Kleinsasser LJ: "Effort" thrombosis of the axillary and subclavian veins, Arch. Surg. 59: 258, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Stabins SJ: Primary thrombosis of axillary vein due to strain, U. S. Nav. M. Bull. 41: 1106, 1943. Google Scholar5. BarnettLevitt TLM: "Effort" thrombosis of the axillary vein with pulmonary embolus, J. A. M. A. 146: 1412, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Tomlin CE: Pulmonary infarction complicating thrombophlebitis of the upper extremity, Am. J. Med. 12: 411, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Aufsis AH: Venous thrombosis of the upper extremity complicated by pulmonary embolus, Surgery 35: 957, 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. von Schrötter L: Erkrankungen der Gefässe, in Nothnagel, C. W. H.: Handbuch der allgemeinen Pathologie, 1884, A. Hirschwald, Berlin, p. 533. Google Scholar9. William RJ: Three cases of axillary vein obstruction, Edinburgh M. J. 20: 105, 1918. Google Scholar10. Cadenat FM: Les thrombo-phlébites du membre supérieur, Paris méd. 35: 253, 1920. Google Scholar11. Lowenstein PS: Thrombosis of the axillary vein, an anatomical study, J. A. M. A. 82: 854, 1924. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. GouldPatey EPDH: Primary thrombosis of the axillary vein: a study of eight cases, Brit. J. Surg. 16: 208, 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. VealMcFetridge JREM: Primary thrombosis of the axillary vein, Arch. Surg. 31: 271, 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: DAVID L. CROWELL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: North Miami Beach, Florida*Received for publication December 23, 1958.From the Peripheral Vascular Disease Clinic of Lebanon Hospital, Bronx, N. Y.Requests for reprints should be addressed to David L. Crowell, M.D., 1140 N.E. 163rd St., North Miami Beach, Florida. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byManagement of Venous Stenoses and Venous ThrombosisAxillosubclavian Vein Thrombectomy, Thrombolysis, and AngioplastyThoracic Outlet SyndromeCase Reports: Heritable Thrombophilia Associated with Deep Venous Thrombosis after Shoulder ArthroscopyPrimary deep vein thrombosis in the upper limb: A retrospective study with emphasis on pathogenesis and late sequelaeVenous thrombosis of the upper extremitiesRisk Factors and Management of Patients With Upper Limb Deep Vein ThrombosisPrimary Subclavian-Axillary Vein ThrombosisUpper-Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis: Analysis of 52 CasesCircumferential venolysis and paraclavicular thoracic outlet decompression for "effort thrombosis" of the subclavian veinAn Unusual Case of Effort Thrombosis of the Subclavian Vein Successfully Treated by Resection and Saphenous Vein GraftingUse of thrombolytic therapy in axillary-subclavian vein thrombosisPulmonary embolus after treatment for subclavian-axillary vein thrombosisSpontaneous Thrombosis of the Internal Jugular Vein"Effort" thrombosis of the subclavian vein in a competitive swimmerComplete reconstruction of the subclavian vein following thrombotic occlusion at the costo-clavicular levelManagement of Venous StenosesPrimary Subclavian-Axillary Vein ThrombosisCOR PULMONALE FOLLOWING PRIMARY SUBCLAVIAN VEIN THROMBOSISObstructed Venous Discharge Syndromes of the Superior Limb 1 June 1960Volume 52, Issue 6 Page: 1337-1343 Keywords Hospitals Ligation assay Peripheral vascular disease Shoulders Thorax Thrombosis Veins ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1960 PDF downloadLoading ...