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Pulmonary thromboembolism during transurethral resection of the prostate
K P Weinmeister1, J J Muir, R G Ferrigni
1Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Ariz 85259, USA.
Southern Medical Journal
|May 8, 2000
Abstract:
Although perioperative pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is a common complication of surgery, intraoperative pulmonary thromboembolism is unusual. We report the occurrence of PTE during transurethral resection of the prostate. We believe this to be the first report of such a case.