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The clinical picture of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) depends on the site of thrombosis in the venous system including superficial veins, deep veins and venous sinuses. Thrombotic changes may occur simultaneously in various parts of the venous system. Since CVT may have various causes, the knowledge of its etiology helps to make the diagnosis. In systemic diseases multiple intravascular clots may result, while in localized pathological conditions thrombosis maybe restricted to the lesion site. The clinical picture is often serious, leading to death, or to severe complications such as pulmonary embolism, and to distant complications--like epilepsy or intracranial hypertension being the cause of chronic headaches (lumbar puncture and CSF pressure measurement are helpful in the diagnosis of intracranial hypertension). In order to prevent complications of crucial importance is not only the proper diagnosis (with MRI and venography as the diagnostic techniques of choice), but also an early and prolonged treatment with anticoagulants. Heparin or fractionated heparin is recommended even though there is a possibility of cerebral haemorrhagic lesions.
Neurol Neurochir Pol
PMID:[Cerebral venous thrombosis--clinical aspects and consequences]. 1517 53

A case of a 49-year-old female with acute coronary syndrome is presented. The patient underwent coronary angioplasty with stent implantation. Due to the recurrence of pain and dyspnea a repeated coronary angiography was performed 3 hours later which confirmed good result of angioplasty. For the next 48 hours a local compression on both femoral arteries was maintained and the patient received full anticoagulant and antiplatelet treatment. However, clinical condition of the patient continued to deteriorate. Echocardiography and spiral computerised tomography revealed the presence of a massive pulmonary embolism. The patient underwent surgery and fully recovered.
Kardiol Pol 2004 May
PMID:[Surgery for massive pulmonary embolism following coronary angioplasty--a case report]. 1524 64

Four patients with acute pulmonary embolism are presented. The diagnostic role of transesophageal echocardiography and spiral computerised tomography is underlined.
Kardiol Pol 2004 May
PMID:[Acute pulmonary embolism--four case reports]. 1524 66

A case of a 27-year-old pregnant female (first trimester) is described. The patient was hospitalised due to pregnancy complications and immobilised for 3 weeks. At the end of this period patient's clinical condition rapidly deteriorated and she developed shock, followed by cardiac arrest. Echocardiography was consistent with acute pulmonary embolism and the patient received streptokinase. This treatment was complicated by a massive bleeding due to the rupture of the uterus. She underwent hysterectomy and recovered thereafter.
Kardiol Pol 2004 May
PMID:[Massive pulmonary embolism during pregnancy treated with streptokinase and complicated by massive haemorrhage--a case report]. 1524 67

We present a 15-year-old boy with massive venous thrombosis who was admitted to hospital with non-specific complaints. Transesophageal echocardiography and spiral computer tomography showed pulmonary embolism. A coagulation screen was performed to identify hypercoagulability. Lupus anticoagulant was detected and the diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome was established. Therapeutic options in such condition are discussed and review of the relevant literature is presented.
Pol Arch Med Wewn 2004 Oct
PMID:[Venous thromboembolism in a 15-years old boy with antiphospholipid syndrome]. 1577 36

Myocardial infarction in a 24-year-old woman with secondary antiphospholipid syndrome - a case report. A case of a 24-year-old female patient with a secondary antiphospholipid syndrome is described. She had a history of pulmonary embolism occurring after miscarriage. One month later she was admitted to the hospital due to acute myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography revealed distal occlusions in the left anterior descending and left circumflex coronary arteries. Angioplasty was not effective. She received thrombolysis, heparin and finally improved after administration of high doses of corticosteroids. She was discharged from hospital, however, died four weeks later. The treatment and complications of the antiphospholipid syndrome are discussed.
Kardiol Pol 2004 Oct
PMID:[Myocardial infarction in a 24-year-old woman with secondary antiphospholipid syndrome -- a case report]. 1584 Nov 19

Venous thromboembolic disease (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) is a frequent and dangerous complication of surgical procedures. Guidelines considering prophylaxis in patients who have a risk of this complication exist in most surgical specialties. In otolaryngology it is a rare illness but a lack of Polish literature and quite few world publications on this subject made the authors check through the literature referring to venous thromboembolic disease in otolaryngology and maxillofacial surgery and indexed in the EMBASE and MEDLINE data bases up till 2003. Incidence of the disease, risk factors with regard to the kind of surgery and prophylaxis methods were presented, all with the aim of creating a kind of a guide useful in clinical practice in ENT.
Otolaryngol Pol 2005
PMID:[Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in otolaryngology--head and neck surgery]. 1609 95

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy before resection is being the standard of care for stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer in many institutions. The risk of complications in patients undergoing thoracotomy after induction chemotherapy remain controversial. We reviewed our experience. From 1998 to 2003, 29 patients underwent pulmonary resection after induction chemotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Pneumonectomies were performed for 16 (55.2%) patients (2 right sleeve pneumonectomy and 1 pneumonectomy with wedge excision of tracheal carina), lobectomies for 11 (37.9%) patients (3 right upper sleeve lobectomy), segmentectomies for 1 (3.45%) patient and explorative thoracotomy for 1 (3.45%) patient. There were 3 (10.3%) postoperative deaths, all after right pneumonectomy; 2 caused by pneumonia of the left lung, 1 caused by pulmonary embolism in patient after re-thoracotomy for hemothorax. The postoperative complications included pneumonia in 2 patients, postoperative bleeding in 2, hemothorax in 1, prolonged intubation in 1, vocal cord paralysis in 2, cardiac arrhythmia in 2, atelectasis in 1 and residual air space in 1, resulting in 41,4% morbidity. Most of complications occurred after right pneumonectomy (45.5%). The mortality of patients who had received induction chemotherapy was higher than that of a comparative group of 1529 who underwent lung resection or only exploration without induction chemotherapy during the same period, and the difference was significant (10.3% vs 4.1%; p = 0.01). Morbidity differences were. not significant (p = 0.94).
Pneumonol Alergol Pol 2004
PMID:[Effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on complications in patients undergoing surgical treatment for non small cell lung cancer]. 1632 46

A 74-year old woman was admitted to the orthopaedic word due to femoral bone fracture. Six days later she was admitted to the intensive care unit because of the clinical signs of circulatory and respiratory failure. Because acute pulmonary embolism was suspected, transthoracic echocardiography was performed and showed typical signs of acute massive pulmonary embolism as well as a highly mobile, longitudinal, additional echo in the right atrium attached to the interatrial septum in the place of foramen ovale, prolapsing in the diastole into the right ventricle. The patient was immediately and successfully treated with thrombolysis. Treatment options in patients with acute pulmonary embolism and right atrial mobile thrombus are discussed.
Kardiol Pol 2005 Dec
PMID:[Right atrial mobile thrombus in a patient with acute, massive pulmonary embolism effectively treated with thrombolysis -- a case report]. 1638 Aug 67

A case of a 31-year-old male with medical history, clinical symptoms and additional diagnostic tests strongly suggesting diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism is presented. However, pulmonary emboli were not seen during pulmonary angiography. At autopsy bronchial carcinoma was found and this definitive diagnosis was confirmed by the results of histopathological study.
Kardiol Pol 2005 Dec
PMID:[Bronchial adenocarcinoma mimicking acute pulmonary embolism -- a case report]. 1638 Aug 71


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