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Doctor my mother aged 63yrs have DVT. When scanned the report says following; 1- grey scale imaging shows enlarge diameter of Common Femoral Vein (CFV) & Superficial Fomoral Vein (SFV). 2- Color Doppler reveals non-fillilng of external lilac vein on the left side. Partial filling of colour is seen in the left CFV & SFV. The Popliteal vein does not show any colour filling. The Peroneal and Posterior Tibial veins are filling with the colour. Anterior tibial vein could not be identified on colour Doppler. 3- Doppler imaging shows mid respiratory plasticity in CFV. There is very poor Response to distal augmentation in the CFV. 4- Great Saphenous vein is Patent. IMPRESSION- Deep vein thrombosis in lower limb involving External lliac vein, CFV,SFV & Popliteal vein, and possibly Anterior Tibial Veins. There is partial recanalisation of CFV & SFV. Posterior Tibial and Peroneal veins are patent. Suggested clinical correlation. Scan copy added to the medical record in the profole. that the above is the report of the radiologist now what medicine you prescribe ,how to take and when to review the report? .whether the same will be cure or the patient should be in medicine for life long,what are the immediate risk?

Hi, The Doppler examination shows a thrombus in the deep veins with partial recanalization. This suggests that the thrombus is of a chronic nature. The Doppler can be repeated after one month of treatment to see residual thrombus. We do not provide any prescription. For this you have to visit an internal medicine specialist. Feel free to ask more questions. ...

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over night the swollen limb occurred right beside anal. there no pain but it bothers

hi, a swollen lump besides the anus is mainly due to a small bleeding under the skin which is called a perianal hematoma or it is due to a pus bag called as an abscess. As you donot have pain, it seems less likely to be pus. Just observe it for a few days, if it grows in size or pains or bursts then you have to consult at colon rectal surgeon & proctologist. For the time being you can sit in tub of warm water (no need to add any medicines to it) for 10 min after every motions and also apart from ...

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My son is 4.5 Y old and suffreing from Mild cerebral Palcy,he is not able to touch his right limb hill to ground as he is having contraction in acfiilles tendon,so is it possible to cure it by operating and muscle lenthening? Will these surgery limit other leg movement in future to him.

Sorry to hear about your son's CP. This is called gasto-soleus contracture. This is part of a spectrum of locomotive conditions associated with cerebral palsy. Whether he will require gasto-soleus release or tendo-achilles lengthening, is based on clinical assessment when I see the child. The condition is completely curable. Success rate is high. Hope this helps. Thanks ...

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over night the swollen limb occurred right beside anal. there no pain but it bothers

My son is 4.5 Y old and suffreing from Mild cerebral Palcy,he is not able to touch his right limb hill to ground as he is having contraction in acfiilles tendon,so is it possible to cure it by operating and muscle lenthening? Will these surgery limit other leg movement in future to him.

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