title: THROMBOEMBOLIC COMPLICATION AFTER ARTHROSCOPIC SHOULDER SURGERY.
abstract: Although thromboembolic phenomena are frequent complications in lower-limb surgery, there are only two cases of pulmonary thromboembolism following shoulder arthroscopy in the literature. We describe the case of a 76-year-old patient with pulmonary embolism in both lungs after shoulder arthroscopy. No vascular abnormalities were found and no origin for the thrombus was detected. The exact cause of the thromboembolism remains unknown.
authors.affiliation: MSc in Orthopedics and Traumatology from FCMSCSP; Orthopedist and Shoulder and Elbow Specialist at Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, RS.
authors.forename: Fabio Farina
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Dal Molin
authors.affiliation: MSc in Anesthesiology from UFRGS; Anesthetist at Hospital de Clínicas and Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, RS.
authors.forename: Siluê Franzoni
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Dal Molin
keywords: Arthroscopy; Pulmonary embolism; Shoulder