Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Lower Extremity Amputation as Cause of Pulmonary Embolism
The authors describe the case of a 43-year-old man with a right-leg knee amputation performed 14 years prior. He presented to hospital with dyspnea. A pulmonary embolism was detected. A Doppler ultrasound test showed deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which affected the stump of the amputated limb. When a...
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| author | Montserrat Pérez Pinar Regina Pastor Toledo Antonio Hernandez Castro Julián Solís García del Pozo |
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| description | The authors describe the case of a 43-year-old man with a right-leg knee amputation performed 14 years prior. He presented to hospital
with dyspnea. A pulmonary embolism was detected. A Doppler ultrasound test showed deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which affected the
stump of the amputated limb. When a pulmonary embolism is detected in a patient with an amputated lower limb, an exploration of the
stump should be performed to rule out this uncommon complication. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e92a3e059fb04efeb1f11010c8a3e3982022-12-22T03:19:11ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942015-05-012310.12890/2015_00021888Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Lower Extremity Amputation as Cause of Pulmonary EmbolismMontserrat Pérez Pinar0Regina Pastor Toledo1Antonio Hernandez Castro2Julián Solís García del Pozo3Internal Medicine Department. Hospital de Villarrobledo, Albacete, SpainRadiology Department. Hospital de Villarrobledo, Albacete, SpainRadiology Department. Hospital de Villarrobledo, Albacete, SpainInternal Medicine Department. Hospital de Villarrobledo, Albacete, SpainThe authors describe the case of a 43-year-old man with a right-leg knee amputation performed 14 years prior. He presented to hospital with dyspnea. A pulmonary embolism was detected. A Doppler ultrasound test showed deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which affected the stump of the amputated limb. When a pulmonary embolism is detected in a patient with an amputated lower limb, an exploration of the stump should be performed to rule out this uncommon complication.http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/218Deep vein thrombosis, limb stump, pulmonary embolism |
| spellingShingle | Montserrat Pérez Pinar Regina Pastor Toledo Antonio Hernandez Castro Julián Solís García del Pozo Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Lower Extremity Amputation as Cause of Pulmonary Embolism European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine Deep vein thrombosis, limb stump, pulmonary embolism |
| title | Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Lower Extremity Amputation as Cause of Pulmonary Embolism |
| title_full | Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Lower Extremity Amputation as Cause of Pulmonary Embolism |
| title_fullStr | Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Lower Extremity Amputation as Cause of Pulmonary Embolism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Lower Extremity Amputation as Cause of Pulmonary Embolism |
| title_short | Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Lower Extremity Amputation as Cause of Pulmonary Embolism |
| title_sort | deep venous thrombosis dvt in lower extremity amputation as cause of pulmonary embolism |
| topic | Deep vein thrombosis, limb stump, pulmonary embolism |
| url | http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/218 |
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