Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Lower Extremity Amputation as Cause of Pulmonary Embolism
  • Montserrat Pérez Pinar
    Internal Medicine Department. Hospital de Villarrobledo, Albacete, Spain
  • Regina Pastor Toledo
    Radiology Department. Hospital de Villarrobledo, Albacete, Spain
  • Antonio Hernandez Castro
    Radiology Department. Hospital de Villarrobledo, Albacete, Spain
  • Julián Solís García del Pozo
    Internal Medicine Department. Hospital de Villarrobledo, Albacete, Spain

Keywords

Deep vein thrombosis, limb stump, pulmonary embolism

Abstract

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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    Published: 2015-05-25
    Issue: Vol. 2 No. 3 (2015) (view)

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    Pérez Pinar M, Pastor Toledo R, Hernandez Castro A, Solís García del Pozo J. Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Lower Extremity Amputation as Cause of Pulmonary Embolism. EJCRIM 2015;2 doi:10.12890/2015_000218.

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