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Symptomatic bilateral pulmonary embolism without deep venous thrombosis in an adolescent following arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism, specifically pulmonary embolism, is a rare complication following elective pediatric orthopedic surgery. Bilateral pulmonary embolism with associated pulmonary hemorrhage/infarct without concomitant deep vein thrombosis has never been reported following routine an...

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Autores principales: Bourget-Murray, Jonathan, Clarke, Mathew A., Gorzitza, Sydney, Phillips, Lisa A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6034342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29976241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-018-1726-8