Open AccessA case of pulmonary embolism caused by compression of the vena cava by intra‐abdominal masses in autosomal polycystic kidney disease
Author(s) -
HolzmannLittig Christopher,
Lorenz Georg,
Wen Ming,
Heemann Uwe,
Renders Lutz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2852
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease , vena cava , radiology , polycystic kidney disease , inferior vena cava , disease , cardiology , occlusion
Dyspnea can have among other reasons pulmonological and cardiological causes. In cases with intra‐abdominal masses such as in severe autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, mechanical occlusion of the vena cava may result in pulmonary embolism.