Pulmonary thromboembolism due to superficial venous thrombophlebitis in upper limbs after cosmetic breast plastic surgery: report of 3 cases

Superficial thrombosis and thrombophlebitis of the upper limbs are frequent and often underestimated diseases. We report three patients in the postoperative cosmetic breast plastic surgery period who presented thrombophlebitis in the upper limbs and who evolved with pulmonary thromboembolism. All pa...

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Main Author: Márcia Balbina Lorenzo Hoyos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2021-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica
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Online Access:http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/2894/en_v36n1a16.pdf
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