Pulmonary emboli due to venous aneurysm of extremities
| Autor: | Millarelli M, Roberto Gabrielli, Maria Sofia Rosati, Andrea Siani, Giovanni Caselli, Roberto Chiappa, Silvio Vitale |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Surgical resection medicine.medical_specialty Venous aneurysm Veins Young Adult Aneurysm medicine Humans cardiovascular diseases Ultrasonography Doppler Duplex Vascular disease Potential risk business.industry Anticoagulants Middle Aged medicine.disease Prophylactic Surgery Surgery Pulmonary embolism Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure Lower Extremity cardiovascular system Abdomen Female Radiology Pulmonary Embolism Tomography X-Ray Computed Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Vascular Surgical Procedures |
| Zdroj: | Europe PubMed Central |
| ISSN: | 1664-2872 0301-1526 |
| DOI: | 10.1024/0301-1526/a000124 |
| Popis: | Venous aneurysms are uncommon but they can have devastating consequences, including pulmonary embolism, other thromboembolic events and death. We report six cases of venous aneurysm of the extremities, in which the first sign of presence was acute pulmonary embolism. Surgical resection is recommended whenever possible. Our experience suggests that prophylactic surgery is cautiously recommended for low-risk patients with venous aneurysms of the abdomen and strongly recommended for extremity deep and superficial venous aneurysms for their potential risk of developing thromboembolic complications despite adequate anticoagulation. Other venous aneurysms should be excised only if they are symptomatic or enlarging. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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