[Phlebitis of the upper limbs: causes and current treatments. Apropos of 17 cases]. / Phlébites des membres supérieurs: causes et traitement actuels. A propos de 17 cas.

A review of 17 consecutive patients in whom deep venous thrombosis of the upper extremity had developed was conducted. The major causes identified were related to thoracic outlet syndrome and venous catheterization. Venogram was necessary for the diagnosis in two patients. No pulmonary embolization occurred. Thirteen patients were treated by low-molecular-weight-heparin complication.