Preoperative Emboli in a Pregnant Woman with Myxoma

A Pregnant Woman with Factor V Deficiency

A 39-Year-Old Pregnant Woman with Pulmonary Emboli on Long Term Anticoagulation

We present the case of a 39-year-old pregnant woman with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS). We demonstrate the risks of multiple, co-existing pro-thrombotic states (pregnancy, KTS), discuss complications of KTS (deep venous thromboembolisms and pulmonary emboli) and highlight general and disease-specific preventive measures against venous thromboembolic events (VTE). KTS is a rare condition and ...

Perioperative radiation exposure in a pregnant woman

The perioperative imaging of a pregnant woman presents a unique challenge to orthopaedics surgeon as concern about the radiation risk to the embryo or fetus. This article highlights effect of radiation exposure on foetus.I would like to discuss about the amount of radiation exposure in a pregnant woman during fluoroscopic guided closed femoral Interlock nailing as radiation has significant...

Cardiac Myxoma Removal and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a Middle-Aged Woman: A Case Report

Cardiac myxoma is usually a benign tumor in the left atrium that accounts for more than 50% of primary cardiac tumors. A 55-year-old female referred to our hospital with chest pain, referred pain to the left hand, and severe dyspnea. Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography was performed and the results showed a large and mobile left atrial mass without any attachment to the interatrial septum. I...

Multiple emboli from left ventricular myxoma.

A 25-year-old man was admitted on June 17, 1967, with a right hemiplegia of sudden onset. Three episodes of pain, swelling, and red blotchy discoloration of both feet and legs, each lasting 2 to 4 weeks, had occurred over the preceding year. During this period, he noticed transient burning and tingling in his fingers. He was apyrexial and normotensive; pulse rate 90/ min.; atrial fibrillation w...