Paget-Schroetter syndrome: an uncommon cause of pulmonary embolic disease.
Paget-Schroetter syndrome is an uncommon cause of pulmonary thromboembolic disease that should be suspected in young patients in whom effort-related subclavian vein thrombosis should be investigated. Our case illustrates the pivotal role of imaging and the different modalities available to establish such a diagnosis.
Hobeika
Carla
C
Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Meziane
Moulay A
MA
Sands
Mark J
MJ
Lababede
Omar
O
D000328:Adult; D001367:Axillary Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography; D056824:Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055815:Young Adult
D003287:Contrast Media; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator