A trombose venosa profunda (TVP) afeta principalmente as veias no segmento inferior das pernas e das coxas. Ela envolve a formação de um coágulo (trombo) nas veias maiores da área.
Data da revisão:
3/14/2012
Revisão feita por:
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.