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Blood Clots After WLS: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments

May 9, 2016 · 0 comments

Blood clots developing in the deep veins (Deep Venous Thrombosis, or DVT) of the legs and thighs of bariatric patients are a major cause of concern and morbidity. These clots are especially dangerous because they can break free and travel through the heart and lodge in the main arteries of