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...
Main Author: | Senthil V |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
2023-07-01
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Series: | Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal |
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Online Access: | https://morthoj.org/2023/v17n2/pulmonary-baker-cyst.pdf |
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