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Systemic causes of leg edema include idiopathic cyclic edema, heart failure, cirrhosis, nephrosis and other hypoproteinemic states. Lymphedema may be primary, or secondary to neoplasm, lymphangitis, retroperitoneal fibrosis and, rarely (in the U.S.), filariasis. Thrombophlebitis and chronic venous insufficiency are not uncommon causes. Finally, infection, ischemia, lipedema, vascular anomalies, tumors and trauma can be responsible for the swollen leg.
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PMID:The swollen leg. 18 30

The injury was severe in wounded limb patients of this series who suffered from an associated major peripheral vein trauma. The presence of such an injury weighed heavily on the prognosis. Thirty eight patients with major peripheral veins injuries are reviewed. The injury had resulted from war wounds, work or road accidents. The superficial femoral vein was the most frequently injured vein. Associated injuries were frequently noted: soft tissues injuries in 35 patients, fractures in 33, arterial injuries in 32 and peripheral nerve injuries in 22 patients. Shock was more often present and more severe in patients who suffered also from a vein injury than in patients with an arterial injury only. The lacerated femoral vein was ligated in the majority of patients. Attempts were made to repair the lacerated popliteal veins. Repair of the vein was usually done by anastomosis of debrided ends. When an arterial injury was also present, it was repaired first. The postoperative complications were frequent and included infections, thrombophlebitis and pulmonary embolisations. Twenty four patients were discharged with a viable limb. Complete function was recovered in seven patients only. Partial neurological deficit remained in twelve patients and complete paralysis in five. Twelve patients underwent subsequent amputation of the injured limb. Indications for amputation were ischemia in eight, infection or extensive destruction of tissues in four. Two patients died.
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PMID:Major peripheral veins injuries. 96 Oct 40

Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO; or Buerger's disease) is a nonarteriosclerotic, segmental, occlusive inflammatory disease of medium-sized and small arteries and veins of unknown cause, occurring predominantly in young male habitual tobacco users. Less than 2% of the patients with TAO are women or elderly persons. TAO is a treatable disease when diagnosed early and if strict abstinence from tobacco is observed. Otherwise progression and exacerbation of limb ischemia may lead to multiple and repeated amputations, and rarely visceral or cerebral ischemia. Over a 40-year period, 1947 to 1986, the prevalence rate of the diagnosis of TAO has declined steadily from 104/100,000 in 1947 to 13/100,000 in 1986 (an 8-fold decrease) where clinical and pathologic criteria for the diagnosis of TAO have remained unchanged. A similar pattern of decline was observed in two other major medical centers. Twelve women and 97 men with TAO were identified in the 5-year period 1981-1985. The 11% (12 of 109) incidence of female TAO was 10-fold that was previously reported. All 12 women were heavy smokers; 8 (67%) had thrombophlebitis and 6 (50%) had upper limb ischemia. Nine (75%) of 12 women required amputations; delay in diagnosis contributed to additional amputations in 2 patients. The increased prevalence of TAO in women may be attributed to the smoking habit in young women overall, which has increased significantly rather than decreased (as in males) since 1965.
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PMID:The rise and fall and resurgence of thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease). 266 3

Traumatic lesions of veins in the limbs must be considered in 3 types of circumstances: (1) Extensive injuries, open or closed, affecting the principal vascular axis and usually damaging both the vein and artery at the same time; these wounds or ruptures in the principal venous supply pose the problem of repair using autogenous venous material, since it is now known that the result of arterial reconstruction (which is so essential for the limb) may be compromised by the lack of a satisfactory return circulation. Because of this, amputation may be resorted to, as is still too often seen in the case of the popliteal fossa. (2) Lesions of the collateral veins: these remain the most frequently encountered in civil practice; they result in either deep hematomas in the muscles (sub-aponeurotic), or superficial hematomas between aponeurosis and integument. The former may be a factor in compartment syndromes with the risk of irreversible ischemia in a muscular compartment if aponeurotomy is not carried out very rapidly, while the latter can give rise to skin necrosis if they are not drained in time. (3) Limited wounds affecting vein and artery, which are in contact, with formation of an arteriovenous fistula which may only be recognized after a certain delay if it is not systematically borne in mind. The question of assessing the sequelae over the medium and long term is raised in all cases; in the vast majority of cases, these correspond to a picture of post-traumatic thrombophlebitis. Correct preventive and curative treatment can lessen the disabling nature of the sequelae and especially their professional repercussions.
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PMID:[Venous trauma of the limbs]. 277 57

A 26-year-old male shortly after an acute respiratory disease was affected by a thrombophlebitis of the left leg. After a few days he had two syncopal attacks. Later on, a myocardial ischemia was diagnosed. Subsequently the patient began to complain of a bilateral claudication of the calves; after an attack of fever, the ischemia of the lower limbs worsened with recurring pain at rest. At the same time, in absence of any symptom, a myocardial ischemia occurred again and the presence of a thrombus was observed in the right atrium. After surgical removal of it, the ischemic troubles of the lower limbs once again began to worsen with the occurrence of bilateral gangrene of the feet. An amputation of both the legs was promptly performed at the level of the thighs. The histological examination of the arteries of the amputated legs showed segmental arteritis with partially recanalized thrombi of the popliteal, left femoral and tibioperoneal arteries. In the meantime, the titres for Coxsackie virus B2 and B6 were found slightly increased. One month later, the left radial pulse disappeared for a few days. The histopathological findings may relate this arteritis to a form of Buerger's disease even if a systemic thromboangiitis obliterans is not commonly accepted. In case that the acute respiratory infection represented the true onset of the sickness, it seems conceivable that the hypothesis of a viral infection gave raise to arteritis with morphological features recalling those of Buerger's disease.
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PMID:An uncommon systemic arteritis--a case report. 286 78

Cerebral ischemia was recorded in 1.9% of 1277 patients with myocardial infarction. In most cases ischemia involved the carotid artery system, usually causing a hemiparesis or hemiplegia. Patients were mostly elderly, and the ischemic episode worsened their prognosis. The pathogenesis was surely often of embolic origin but several facts suggest that other mechanisms were also involved. Anticoagulant therapy, at least in the form in which it was used in these patients, i.e. subcutaneous administration of calcium heparin 5000 I.U. b.i.d. for thrombophlebitis prophylaxis, does not seem to prevent these complications.
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PMID:Cerebrovascular accidents in acute myocardial infarction. 362 75

The anticardiolipin antibody syndrome has been previously associated with seven cases of gastrointestinal ischemia involving the duodenum, jejunoileum, or colon. In prior cases patients presented with gastrointestinal bleeding, abdominal pain, or an acute abdomen without gastrointestinal perforation. A patient with prior pulmonary emboli, right leg thrombophlebitis, and right popliteal artery thrombosis associated with anticardiolipin antibodies developed fatal esophageal ischemia. Postmortem examination revealed esophageal necrosis and perforation due to esophageal vascular thrombosis, as well as ischemic colitis and numerous other thromboembolic phenomena. This case report extends the gastrointestinal manifestations of the anticardiolipin antibody syndrome by describing esophageal involvement and by reporting the first case of alimentary tract perforation.
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PMID:Esophageal necrosis and perforation associated with the anticardiolipin antibody syndrome. 805 43

Acute arterial occlusions of the extremities present with the classical five P's: pain, pallor, pulselessness, paresthesia, paresis. Loss of sensitivity and motility are symptoms of the most severe grade of ischemia. The occlusions are due to embolism in about 70% of subjects and to local thrombosis in 30%. These patients have to be treated immediately with heparin. In the mildest forms, deobliteration is desirable, but in the more severe cases rapid restoration of flow not only saves limbs but also life. Deobliteration may be performed surgically or by means of catheters (local thrombolysis or thrombus aspiration) if available. Deep vein thrombosis, the other kind of emergency situation, requires immediate anticoagulation as soon as pulmonary embolism is suspected. It should be initiated by heparin and followed by oral anticoagulation. In patients presenting without pulmonary embolism but a swollen leg, ruptured Baker cysts or muscle hematomas should be ruled out before anticoagulation is started. Systemic thrombolysis or surgical thrombectomy is reserved for young patients with acute isolated thromboses. Thrombectomy must also be kept in reserve for the most severe form of deep venous thromboses, the phlegmasia cerulea dolens. In thrombophlebitis, no anticoagulation is indicated except in bedridden patients. The others must remain mobile and may be treated by systemic and local antiinflammatory drugs, incision of thrombosed varices, and bandages.
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PMID:[Emergencies in angiology]. 849 73

The authors describe a rare case of pulmonary thromboembolism with unusual clinical findings and emphasized the large difficulty encountered in formuling a correct diagnosis in a reasonable time. A man, 60 years old, was admitted to a Medical Division of our hospital for the appearance of chest pain and epigastric pain during effort in the last year. He smoked 20 cigarettes a day and drank wine (1 or 2 litres a day). He was affected by hypercholesterolemia and in the past reported relapsed thrombophlebitis in the left leg. Four years before admission to our hospital he underwent large and small left saphenectomy. He had no cardiac events in the past. After a non significant exercise stress test the patient was treated with nitrates and asa and was discharged from the hospital. At home the symptoms increased and after 8 months the patient was admitted again to the Cardiologic Division of the hospital. At admission he reported dyspnea and chest pain at rest, not only during effort and the ECG showed negative T waves in anterior and inferior leads. Intravenous heparine, nitrates and calcium antagonists stabilized the clinical picture. The following examinations revealed: reduction of the T wave negativity at the ECG registered during chest pain; mild enlargement of the heart at the chest roentgenogram; normal value of the left ventricle and apical and midseptal by ipokinesia at the transthoracic echocardiogram; normal coronary artery at the coronary arteriography. "Vasospastic angina" was diagnosed and the patient was discharged after 20 days, asymptomatic. After 15 days he returned to the hospital again for chest pain, dyspnea, hypotension and syncope despite therapy. At physical examination he showed a painful left tibio-tarsal tumefaction, an increased and splitting second heart sound in the pulmonary area and a systolic murmur in the third and fourth left interspace. The ECG showed a severe anterior ischemia, while a new transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a considerable dilatation of the right atrium, right ventricle and the main pulmonary artery with severe tricuspid regurgitation and pulmonary hypertension (mean PAP about 50 mmHg). The following pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and the selective right and left pulmonary arteriography exhibited multiple thrombi and large intravascular filling defects. The right heart catheterization confirmed a chronic precapillary pulmonary hypertension (mean PAP = 55 mmHg). About 24 hours after these examinations the patient died because of a cardiac arrest with electromechanical dissociation. Pulmonary thromboembolism is a potentially fatal disease characterized by a largely variable clinical presentation. Frequently pulmonary embolism diagnosis is difficult especially when clinical findings are unusual. In the case observed the "typical" chest and epigastric pains associated with the electrocardiographic findings directed diagnosis towards myocardial ischemia. Also after the coronary arteriography that showed normal coronary artery, the erroneous diagnosis persisted. Pulmonary embolism was correctly diagnosed too late to begin an effective therapy. These unusual clinical findings and diagnostic mistakes are stressed and critically reviewed in the article.
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PMID:[Pulmonary thromboembolism. A clinical case with unusual presentation]. 871 Jan 39

Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) has been reported to become less common in general population but more common in women, and in elderly patients. The authors looked at the clinical characteristics of TAO in Poland where there was no significant decrease of smoking and the extent of aging of the general population is less profound. They retrospectively reviewed the records of 377 patients with the diagnosis of TAO hospitalized in their institution from 1970 to 1995. If young smoking males demonstrated distal-extremity ischemia with no bruits audible over major arteries, upper limbs involvement, or superficial thrombophlebitis, the diagnosis of TAO was considered certain. When at least one of those criteria was missed, and in men older than 35 years, but in all females, typical arteriographic findings were required for the diagnosis of TAO. Connective-tissue disease, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and hypercoagulable state were excluded. Three hundred forty-two men (91%), and 35 (9%) women had a mean age of 29.5 years at the onset of the disease (the oldest patient was 50 years old). The prevalence of TAO in southwest Poland is 8.1/100,000 and the incidence of the disease steadily declines; there was no increase of TAO in women. Three hundred thirty-seven (89%) experienced rest pain, 321 (85%) had ischemic necrosis, and 233 (62%) thrombophlebitis at some (continued on next page) time in the course of the disease. Raynaud's phenomenon occurred in only 39 patients (10%). Those patients who had quit smoking had a 50% decrease of the disease recurrences compared to their smoking period. Because the cause of declining incidence of TAO is obscure, the authors critically evaluated previously used explanations of this phenomenon. They did not confirm the observation of a change in the TAO clinical spectrum: occurrence in women did not increase, the aging of the TAO population was not observed. In Poland TAO is still a disease affecting the peripheral circulation of young smoking males with recurrent episodes of superficial thrombophlebitis and common involvement of the upper extremities; Raynaud's phenomenon is rather infrequent. Smoking cessation ameliorates the course of the disease but does not invariably stop further exacerbations.
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PMID:Sustained classic clinical spectrum of thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease). 1070 22


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