RT - Journal Article T1 - Young Male’s Post Appendectomy Complication of Pulmonary Thromboembolism JF - Iranian-Rehabilitation-Journal YR - 2013 JO - Iranian-Rehabilitation-Journal VO - 11 IS - 2 UR - http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-305-en.html SP - 81 EP - 86 K1 - Post-appendectomy K1 - Surgical complication K1 - Deep vein thrombosis K1 - Pulmonary thromboembolism K1 - Immobilization AB - The main goal of this report was to share with clinicians an atypical presentation of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) in a young male`s post-appendectomy, whom he had no significant predisposing factors for such disease. The case also introduced for re-examining the challenges of PTE clinical manifestations which may mimic other differential diagnosis. PTE is an abrupt blockage of the pulmonary artery by a thrombus. Such thrombus is generated by a blood clot which has been formed, separated and migrated from the leg and/or pelvic veins toward the lung.The lung tissue`s circulation is impaired which later episode results hypoxia and infarction. These events initiate a set of PTE clinical manifestations. LA eng UL http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-305-en.html M3 ER -