DOI: 10.12890/2015_000218

Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Lower Extremity Amputation as Cause of Pulmonary Embolism

Authors

  • 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

julianeloysolis@gmail.com

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)

How to Cite

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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 [Internet]. 2015 May 25 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];2(3). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/218

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