polycythaemia vera

Hybrid fluoro-guided thrombectomy intervention achieves limb salvage in a chronically thrombosed limb

October 16, 2026

Abstract A 70-year-old man with JAK2-positive polycythaemia vera presented with acute-on-chronic limb ischaemia following progressive digital necrosis. CT angiography demonstrated extensive thrombotic occlusion of the entire femoropopliteal segment and tibial trifurcation. Due to a delayed presentation with a 4-month history of progressive tissue loss, planned femoral-distal bypass was considered but deferred due to marked thrombocytosis…