[Current status of the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the postthrombophlebitic syndrome of the lower extremities and pelvis].

The clinical, phlebographic, and hemodynamic signs of the postthrombophlebitic syndrome were studied. In 99.3% of patients the disease was found to be attended with edema of the extremities, in 100%--with the pain syndrome, in 64.2%--with pigmentation, in 59.7%--with tissue induration, and in 53.6% of patients--with trophic ulcers. A study of microcirculation revealed a significant increase of the time of tissue resorption. The venous pressure proved to be increased; the degree of its normalization is an objective test for the success of the operation. The volume blood flow in the affected extremity was 1.8 times that in the normal extremity. Contrast X-ray examination of the veins showed phlebographic signs of the disease. Reconstructive operations on the deep veins were performed in 109 patients; 85.4% had good remote results. Linton's operation was performed on 29 patients, Cockett's operation--on 17, and Felder's operation--on 8 patients; good remote results were noted in 75.7% of cases. For determining the tactics of the treatment and its prognostication, a classification of the postthrombophlebitic syndrome is suggested.