Thrombophlebitis following a bullet embolus to the popliteal vein.
A patient who had a bullet embolus to the right popliteal vein developed an extensive thrombophlebitis from the popliteal to the common iliac vein. We suggest that following extraction of a bullet that has embolized to a major extremity vein, it may be necessary to anticoagulate the patient.
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011152:Popliteal Vein; D011859:Radiography; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*