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Research Article| Volume 52, ISSUE 4, P613-616, October 1962

Arterial thrombosis complicating inferior vena cava ligation

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      Abstract

      Gangrene of the lower extremities has rarely occurred after inferior vena cava ligation. Three cases of major arterial thrombosis and gangrene following inferior vena cava ligation are reported. It is postulated that arterial thrombosis may occur after this procedure when blood flow is critically curtailed by arteriospasm and increased venous pressure.
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