八巻　隆    Department   School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Adachi Medical Center), School of Medicine    Position   Professor
Article types	Case report
Language	English
Peer review	Peer reviewed
Title	Acute massive pulmonary embolism following high ligation combined with compression sclerotherapy for varicose veins report of a case.
Journal	Formal name：Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] Abbreviation：Dermatol Surg ISSN code：1076-0512(Print)1076-0512(Linking)
Volume, Issue, Page	25(4),pp.321-5
Author and coauthor	Yamaki T, Nozaki M, Sasaki K
Authorship	Lead author
Publication date	1999/04
Summary	A case of acute pulmonary embolism following high ligation and compression sclerotherapy for varicose veins is reported. A 54-year-old women developed superficial varicosities and stasis pigmentation on her left leg 1 year prior to her first visit to hospital. No deep vein thrombosis was detected by ascending phlebography performed 3 months prior to operation. High ligation combined with compression sclerotherapy was performed for the varicose veins. One day after treatment, the patient complained of chest pain and discomfort, and then collapsed. Perfusion scintigraphy revealed multiple embolisms in the bilateral lungs. The patient recovered after aggressive anticoagulant and thrombolytic therapy. Although pulmonary embolism is a rare complication of sclerotherapy, it is potentially one of the most serious.
Document No.	10417591