title: [An athletic man with a swollen arm].
abstract: A 28-year-old male was referred to our emergency department with a swollen left arm after intensive exercise. Physical examination revealed distension of the superficial veins of his left arm and chest. Duplex ultrasound confirmed the diagnosis of Paget-Schroetter syndrome. He was successfully treated with thrombolysis and first rib resection.
authors.affiliation: VUmc, afd. Heelkunde, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hoexum
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wisselink
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013177:Sports; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013577:Syndrome; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D056824:Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents