1. [Calf muscle venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism]
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Guias B, Simoni G, Oger E, Lemire A, christophe leroyer, Mottier D, Nonent M, Bressollette L, Département de Médecine Interne et Pneumologie [Brest] (DMIP - Brest), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest (CHRU Brest), Groupe d'Etude de la Thrombose de Bretagne Occidentale (GETBO), Université de Brest (UBO)-Institut Brestois Santé Agro Matière (IBSAM), Université de Brest (UBO)-Université de Brest (UBO), Département de radiologie [Brest] (DR - Brest), and Calvez, Ghislaine
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MESH: Aged ,MESH: Pulmonary Embolism ,Male ,Venous Thrombosis ,Leg ,[SDV.MHEP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology ,MESH: Humans ,MESH: Retrospective Studies ,MESH: Male ,MESH: Leg ,MESH: Risk Factors ,Risk Factors ,MESH: Venous Thrombosis ,Humans ,Female ,Pulmonary Embolism ,MESH: Female ,[SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Ultrasonography - Abstract
International audience; INTRODUCTION: The clinical significance of calf muscle venous thrombosis (CMVT) still remains a matter of debate. Detected by ultrasonography, they are overlooked by venography. This prompted us to evaluate the frequency of such localizations and their association to pulmonary embolism (PE). METHODS: Retrospective review of our database over a three-year period. All patients with an isolated CMVT were included. RESULTS: Isolated CMVT were detected in 106 patients (mean age 68.6 years; 65% women), that is 12.5% of all venous thromboses diagnosed in the vascular sonography unit over the study period Sixteen associated PE were detected (15%). CONCLUSIONS: Association of CMVT and PE is not infrequent. Whether or not such thromboses have the potential to extend into deep veins and/or to migrate into pulmonary circulation requires further studies.
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- 1999