Dr Vishwas Khichar

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Deep Vein Thrombosis

Deep Vein Thrombosis or DVT is a condition in which a blood clot forms inside the veins of the legs mostly. The sudden symptoms can be swelling in the foot, ankle or even leg.

The other problems can be cramping pain, warmer skin, reddish skin or bluish colour of the skin, in the leg.

There can be a pain in other parts of the body also such as shoulder pain, neck pain, swelling in arm or hands, along with the weakness. If the patient didn’t receive a proper treatment then it can turn into an untreatable disease “Post Thrombotic Syndrome”.

Dr Vishwas Khichar is having a good experience in treating Deep Vein Thrombosis by the advancement interventional radiology technique Thrombolysis. This treatment should be done only by an interventional radiology expert and is available at a very few places in India. This treatment is minimally invasive and the doctor removes the entire clot from the affected leg.
Call Dr. Vishwas khichar at +91-9257115214 for the DVT Treatment.

What is DVT?

DVT, as mentioned earlier, is a condition in which a blood clot gets formed deep inside a vein. It mostly occurs in a lower body part such as legs. A blood clot is a clump of blood.

The clots can be formed at any organ of the body but mostly occurs in the veins of the leg. Your doctor may call DVT by other names such as:

  • Thromboembolism
  • Post-thrombotic Syndrome
  • Postphlebitic Syndrome

Symptoms

  • Skin discolouration
  • Cramps in the legs
  • Warmth in touch
  • Redness of skin
  • Swelling along with the pain

Causes

The causes or risk factors of the DVT are:

  • Long hours sitting
  • Immobility
  • Obesity
  • Heart attack or failure
  • Pregnancy or recent childbirth
  • Injury
  • Smoking

Diagnosis

The doctor diagnoses the DVT by using these tests:

  • Doppler Ultrasound
  • Venography
  • CT Scan
  • Impedance Plethysmography

Treatment

There are several treatments available for the DVT including:

  • Medications
  • Compression Stockings
  • Surgery
  • Minimally invasive Procedures

Among all these treatments, minimally invasive procedures are the most advanced treatments in which very less time is required for the recovery and the process doesn’t as such severe pain.