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Case Reports
. 2021 Sep 15;16(11):3554-3557.
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.08.020. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Paget-Schroetter syndrome in a non athlete - a case report

Yat Sing Lee  1 , Fung Him Ng  2 , Ning Yuan Pan  2 , Johnny Ka Fai Ma  2
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Paget-Schroetter syndrome in a non athlete - a case report

Yat Sing Lee et al. Radiol Case Rep. .

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Abstract

A young male waiter presented with left shoulder pain, with ultrasound showing thrombosis of the left subclavian vein. After exclusion of hypercoagulability, a dynamic MRI upper limb venogram was performed, confirming Paget-Schroetter syndrome (PSS). Our case is unusual as Paget Schroetter syndrome are seldom reported in non athletes. This is also the first report to show dynamic MRI images of PSS.

Keywords: Deep venous thrombosis; Effort thrombosis; Paget-Schroetter syndrome.

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Fig 1
Fig. 1
Echogenic thrombus and absence of doppler signal in the left subclavian vein, consistent with complete thrombosis.
Fig 2
Fig. 2
MR venogram (time-of-flight images) showing the right subclavian (arrow) being patent in neutral shoulder position (A) and compressed within the costoclavicular triangle during shoulder abduction (B). The left subclavian vein (arrow head) was thrombosed.
Fig 3
Fig. 3
Follow up Doppler ultrasound showing chronic thrombosis of subclavian vein and interval development of venous collaterals.
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