Postmortem Demonstration of the Source of Pulmonary Thromboembolism: The Importance of the Autopsy

Periprostatic or paravaginal venous thromboses are rarely considered clinically as sites of clot origin in patients with pulmonary thromboembolism. The majority of emboli have been demonstrated to originate in the veins of the legs. This report raises awareness of pelvic vein thrombosis as a potenti...

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Main Authors: Gina Elhammady, Andrew T. Schubeck, Vicky El-Najjar, Morton J. Robinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/108215
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