title: [Unilateral leg swelling after minimally invasive disc surgery in a 57-year-old woman].
abstract: Unilateral leg swelling is most frequently the result of venous hypertension based on deep vein thrombosis. The suspicion of a pelvic vein thrombosis requires direct thrombus detection and exclusion of the spectrum of differential diagnoses, especially after pelvic surgery. In this paper we report a case of unilateral leg swelling with complex arteriovenous vascular pathology after minimally invasive disc surgery. The differential diagnosis and interventional therapy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Gefäßmedizin, Asklepios Klinikum Uckermark GmbH, Auguststr. 23, 16303, Schwedt, Deutschland, f.pfabe@asklepios.com.
authors.forename: F-P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Pfabe
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy