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Deep venous thrombosis following immobilization after retinal detachment surgery
1Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
Ophthalmic Surgery
|September 1, 1993
Abstract:
Although deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism are potentially fatal complications of numerous surgical procedures, DVT associated with ophthalmic surgery has rarely been reported in the current literature. We report the development of a DVT in a patient following complicated vitreoretinal surgery.