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Is it possible to reverse deep venous thrombosis?

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Yes: Medication or surgery.

Answered 2/24/2013

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Dr. Norman Bein answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Yes: This condition can be improved by a process of re-canalization...This process re-opens the veins but may destroy the valves in the affected veins leading to a condition called'chronicvenous stasis'.

Answered 3/29/2013

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Dr. Ted King answered

Yes: Depending on the location of the dvt, clot removal is possible and often time advisable. Anticoagulation will help to keep the clot from enlarging but won't reverse the clot. The body generally will recanalize the clot with time but, depending on the size of the lot, this can take weeks or months. The concern in the meantime, as dr. Bein said, is that valves can be damaged and you can ...

Answered 2/27/2019

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Dvt: most dvt resolve with time anticoagulation therapy will not reverse but prevent propagation of clot and potential pulmonary embolism

Answered 2/27/2019

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