Acute Pulmonary Embolism Following Baker’s Cyst Excision – A Life Threatening Complication: A Case Report
A 55-year-old women was diagnosed with Baker’s cyst and underwent open Baker’s cyst excision. She had developed acute pulmonary embolism in the post-operative period. Our case report is to emphasise the sub-clinical concomitant deep vein thrombosis with Baker’s cyst. Such a fatal complication has no...
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
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| description | A 55-year-old women was diagnosed with Baker’s cyst and underwent open Baker’s cyst excision. She had developed acute pulmonary embolism in the post-operative period. Our case report is to emphasise the sub-clinical concomitant deep vein thrombosis with Baker’s cyst. Such a fatal complication has not been reported in literature and preventive measures of pre-operative venous Doppler and post-operative thrombo-prophylaxis can prevent them. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9520a0ad45f4158998539691c1b03862023-08-16T03:33:44ZengMalaysian Orthopaedic AssociationMalaysian Orthopaedic Journal1985-25332232-111X2023-07-01172767910.5704/MOJ.2307.012Acute Pulmonary Embolism Following Baker’s Cyst Excision – A Life Threatening Complication: A Case ReportSenthil V0Department of Orthopaedics, Government Royapettah Hospital, Chennai, IndiaA 55-year-old women was diagnosed with Baker’s cyst and underwent open Baker’s cyst excision. She had developed acute pulmonary embolism in the post-operative period. Our case report is to emphasise the sub-clinical concomitant deep vein thrombosis with Baker’s cyst. Such a fatal complication has not been reported in literature and preventive measures of pre-operative venous Doppler and post-operative thrombo-prophylaxis can prevent them.https://morthoj.org/2023/v17n2/pulmonary-baker-cyst.pdfpulmonary embolismbaker’s cystdeep vein thrombosisopen baker’s cyst excision |
| spellingShingle | Senthil V Acute Pulmonary Embolism Following Baker’s Cyst Excision – A Life Threatening Complication: A Case Report Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal pulmonary embolism baker’s cyst deep vein thrombosis open baker’s cyst excision |
| title | Acute Pulmonary Embolism Following Baker’s Cyst Excision – A Life Threatening Complication: A Case Report |
| title_full | Acute Pulmonary Embolism Following Baker’s Cyst Excision – A Life Threatening Complication: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Acute Pulmonary Embolism Following Baker’s Cyst Excision – A Life Threatening Complication: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Pulmonary Embolism Following Baker’s Cyst Excision – A Life Threatening Complication: A Case Report |
| title_short | Acute Pulmonary Embolism Following Baker’s Cyst Excision – A Life Threatening Complication: A Case Report |
| title_sort | acute pulmonary embolism following baker s cyst excision a life threatening complication a case report |
| topic | pulmonary embolism baker’s cyst deep vein thrombosis open baker’s cyst excision |
| url | https://morthoj.org/2023/v17n2/pulmonary-baker-cyst.pdf |
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