title: [Pulmonary embolism--complication of proximal deep venous thrombosis in colorectal cancer. Diagnosis and management].
abstract: We present the case of a 57 years old male, without cardiovascular history, with colorectal cancer and proximal deep venous thrombosis, who develops a massive pulmonary embolism. The surgical treatment consists in embolectomy of right ventricle, pulmonary trunk, left and right pulmonary artery. The specifics of the case is discussed: etiology and prevention of pulmonary embolism (caval filter) and treatment: the contraindications of thrombolytic therapy and the indications and perspectives of surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Clinica de Chirurgie Cardiovasculară, Institutul de Boli Cardiovasculare Prof. C.C. Iliescu, Bucureşti. vladiliescu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Iliescu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bubenek
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Miclea
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rugină
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dorobanţu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deleanu
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mihăela
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Apetrei
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gheorghe
authors.forename: Liana Gheorghe D
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Tulbure
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Popescu
mesh_terms: D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*