Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis in an informal porter
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Upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis.
Upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis (UEDVT) is an increasingly important clinical entity with potential for considerable morbidity. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is present in up to one third of patients with UEDVT.1 Other complications, such as persistent upper-extremity pain and swelling, the superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome, and loss of vascular access, can be disabling and devastating.2 Althoug...
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عنوان ژورنال: Universa Medicina
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2407-2230,1907-3062
DOI: 10.18051/univmed.2020.v39.207-211