Article Text
Rare disease
CASE REPORT
Paget-Schroetter syndrome complicated by an incidental pulmonary embolism
Summary
A young man presented with the severe right upper limb swelling following a heavy weight lifting that was thought to be caused by a biceps tendon rupture. However, subsequent investigations confirmed the diagnosis of Paget-Schroetter syndrome that was associated with an incidental pulmonary embolism. The patient underwent a successful thrombolysis followed by a surgical thoracic outlet decompression. Overall, the patient has made a good recovery.
- Vascular Surgery
- Pulmonary embolism
- Interventional radiology
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Footnotes
Contributors JK performed literature search and drafted the manuscript. JS checked and approved the manuscript.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.