| |
Case 1 |
Case 2 |
Case 3 |
| Gender |
Male |
Female |
Female |
| Age |
85 |
41 |
54 |
| CUS* and Doppler studies |
Floating thrombus in the right external iliac vein and the proximal end of the common femoral vein which was completely thrombotic. |
Acute right femoral vein thrombosis |
Acute thrombosis in the mid to distal left popliteal vein |
| Onset of PE* |
1 hour after CUS |
Immediately after completion of CUS |
Immediately after leg massage |
| CT* findings |
|
Acute filling defects in the left main pulmonary artery |
Filling defects in the right upper, middle and lower lobar extending to segmental arteries |
| Outcome |
Fatal |
Discharged well with anticoagulation |
*CUS: Compression Ultrasonography; PE: Pulmonary Thromboembolism; CT:
Computed Tomography of the thorax