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A Case of Transient Unilateral Right Leg Edema Caused by a Markedly Distended Bladder

External compression of a vein is a relatively rare but important cause of unilateral leg edema. Here, we present a case of unilateral right leg edema caused by external compression of the right iliac vein due to a markedly distended urinary bladder, secondary to a neurogenic bladder. The patient in...

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Autores principales: Yagi, Nobuhito, Hirata, Kazuhito, Higashiura, Wataru, Takara, Hiroaki, Wake, Minoru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10474906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37664370
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42914
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author Yagi, Nobuhito
Hirata, Kazuhito
Higashiura, Wataru
Takara, Hiroaki
Wake, Minoru
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description External compression of a vein is a relatively rare but important cause of unilateral leg edema. Here, we present a case of unilateral right leg edema caused by external compression of the right iliac vein due to a markedly distended urinary bladder, secondary to a neurogenic bladder. The patient initially had bilateral leg edema associated with chronic heart failure. However, the right-leg edema worsened and remained painful for several days. Lower extremity ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed an enlarged bladder. Based on these findings, venous angiography and intravascular ultrasound were performed. External compression is a significant cause of leg edema. It is important to consider the possibility of intra-abdominal/pelvic processes that may lead to external compression of the venous system in patients with unilateral and even bilateral lower extremity swelling.
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spelling pubmed-104749062023-09-03 A Case of Transient Unilateral Right Leg Edema Caused by a Markedly Distended Bladder Yagi, Nobuhito Hirata, Kazuhito Higashiura, Wataru Takara, Hiroaki Wake, Minoru Cureus Cardiology External compression of a vein is a relatively rare but important cause of unilateral leg edema. Here, we present a case of unilateral right leg edema caused by external compression of the right iliac vein due to a markedly distended urinary bladder, secondary to a neurogenic bladder. The patient initially had bilateral leg edema associated with chronic heart failure. However, the right-leg edema worsened and remained painful for several days. Lower extremity ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed an enlarged bladder. Based on these findings, venous angiography and intravascular ultrasound were performed. External compression is a significant cause of leg edema. It is important to consider the possibility of intra-abdominal/pelvic processes that may lead to external compression of the venous system in patients with unilateral and even bilateral lower extremity swelling. Cureus 2023-08-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10474906/ /pubmed/37664370 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42914 Text en Copyright © 2023, Yagi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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A Case of Transient Unilateral Right Leg Edema Caused by a Markedly Distended Bladder
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title_full A Case of Transient Unilateral Right Leg Edema Caused by a Markedly Distended Bladder
title_fullStr A Case of Transient Unilateral Right Leg Edema Caused by a Markedly Distended Bladder
title_full_unstemmed A Case of Transient Unilateral Right Leg Edema Caused by a Markedly Distended Bladder
title_short A Case of Transient Unilateral Right Leg Edema Caused by a Markedly Distended Bladder
title_sort case of transient unilateral right leg edema caused by a markedly distended bladder
topic Cardiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10474906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37664370
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42914
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