Percutaneous thrombectomy in the management of early rethrombosis in venous thoracic outlet syndrome: two case reports.

Background: Venous thoracic outlet syndrome resulting in the upper limb deep venous thrombosis is known as Paget-Schroetter syndrome or effort thrombosis. A general treatment algorithm includes catheter-directed thrombolysis followed by surgical thoracic outlet decompression. There are limited data regarding endovascular treatment of rethrombosis presenting early after the surgery.