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Case Reports
. 1990 Oct;41(5):303-4.

Post-traumatic fat embolism in the inferior vena cava

P Liu  1 , P Armstrong, P Skippen
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  • PMID: 2207793
Case Reports

Post-traumatic fat embolism in the inferior vena cava

P Liu et al. Can Assoc Radiol J. 1990 Oct.

Abstract

Histologically, pulmonary fat embolism is seen in up to 97% of traumatized patients, yet almost all of them are asymptomatic. Although clinically significant, fat embolism syndrome is not common; it is a frequent cause of death when it does occur. The authors report the computed tomographic demonstration of fat embolism in the inferior vena cava of a patient who sustained multiple fractures. To their knowledge, no similar case has ever been described.

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