Pulmonary Embolism due to Inferior Vena Cava Compression by a Retroperitoneal Hematoma after Endovascular Repair of a Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Pulmonary Embolism due to Inferior Vena Cava Compression by a Retroperitoneal Hematoma after Endovascular Repair of a Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

We report a case of a patient with a residual hematoma compressing the inferior vena cava after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), which led to a pulmonary embolism (PE). A 65-year-old man underwent emergent EVAR for a ruptured aortic aneurysm in the right retroperitoneal region. He developed sudd...

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Main Authors: Kota Shukuzawa, Naoki Toya, Yasutake Momokawa, Soichiro Fukushima, Tadashi Akiba, Takao Ohki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8172549
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