[No surgery without previous compression ultrasound in patients with a superficial venous thrombosis: A case of massive paradoxical embolism.]

We report a case of a LLSVT complicated with a massive bilateral PE and an ischemic cerebral stroke, occurring immediately after a varicose vein surgery. Venous ultrasonography of the lower limbs must be systematically performed in case of LLSVT, in order to evaluate the presence of an associated LLDVT. A rigorous diagnostic and therapeutic approach is the only way to optimize the treatment of this disorder, and to avoid the occurrence of dramatic venous thromboembolic complications. PMID: 24365154 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Ann Fr Anesth Reanim Source Type: research