Cardiopulmonary thrombosis complicating peritoneovenous shunting: a case report and review of the literature.
Peritoneovenous shunting has been successfully employed for several years in the treatment of severe ascites resistant to medical therapy. Many short and long term complications of this procedure have been documented, including thrombotic events and consumptive coagulopathy. Reported below is the finding of a single, continuous thrombus extending from the right atrium to the distal pulmonary arterial tree, a novel complication of peritoneovenous shunting with multiple possible causes.
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Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology