In a highly select group of patients, surgical venous thrombectomy has been utilized. These patients typically
have extensive venous thrombosis and have contraindications to anticoagulation and lytic therapy. Surgical
thrombectomy has historically been utilized to reduce acute symptomatology in patients with iliofemoral
thrombosis and was touted to reduce the risk of post-phlebitic syndrome development (Juhan, 1997 [Low