Percutaneous cardiopulmonary support for pulmonary thromboembolism caused by large uterine leiomyomata

• Main Authors: Masamitsu Kurakazu (Author), Taeko Ueda (Author), Kunihiro Matsuo (Author), Hiroyasu Ishikura (Author), Naoko Kumagai (Author), Toshiyuki Yoshizato (Author), Shingo Miyamoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Acute pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is a common illness that causes death and disability. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is often found in patients with a large myomatous uterus, and can occasionally result in acute PTE. Here, we describe the achievement of a favorable outcome in a case of...