Pulmonary thromboembolism following laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with preexisting risk factors for deep venous thrombosis
We report a case of a forty-five year old male who was admitted fifteen days prior with biliary pancreatitis. He developed pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) after uneventful laparoscopic cholecystec-tomy. He was initially treated with intravenous (IV) heparin and inferior vena cava (IVC) filter. Later...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Anaesthesia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2007;volume=51;issue=3;spage=228;epage=230;aulast=Goswami |