Residual edema after venous interventions: when and why?
Spiro Koustas, MD Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, New York, USA Nicos Labropoulos, MD, PhD Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, New York, USA ABSTRACT Residual edema is often found after venous interventions. Although several reports mention residual edema, it has not been studied thoroughly and is frequently underreported. There are many reasons for which residual edema occurs and why it is often not emphasized. Such edema is obvious after the intervention, and it can worsen with time. One important reason is the…