Fat embolism in the popliteal vein detected on CT: Case report and review of the literature

Fat emboli are a common phenomenon, but are rarely detected or reported on extremity CT imaging. We present a case of fat embolus in the popliteal vein in the setting of a femoral fracture. This is the most distal fat embolus described in the literature. There are no guidelines regarding interventio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Burr, Tucker, Chaudhry, Hamza, Zhang, Cheryl, Vasilopoulos, Vasilios, Allam, Emad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7494937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32983305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.09.008
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Sumario:Fat emboli are a common phenomenon, but are rarely detected or reported on extremity CT imaging. We present a case of fat embolus in the popliteal vein in the setting of a femoral fracture. This is the most distal fat embolus described in the literature. There are no guidelines regarding intervention if a fat embolus is detected in a peripheral vein on CT. A review of all the previous cases of peripheral fat emboli is presented for reference.

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