Paget-Schroetter syndrome: case report

Introduction:The Paget-Schroetter Syndrome is one in which the compression of the axillary and subclavian veins generates thrombosis, leading to blood stasis in the venous system of the upper limb and its respective complications.First-line treatment focuses on thrombolysis and anticoagulation of patients.Case presentation: A 23-year-old female patient attended the emergency department due to edema and erythema of the right thoracic extremity for 1 day, as well as pain in the axillary region when moving the arm and infraclavicular pain on palpation, and paresthesia in the fingers, that started 2 hours before consultation.Conclusion: However, the debate continues as to whether the resection of the first rib as a decompression method should be applied to all patients or whether, depending on the characteristics of each patient, it is possible to follow other regimes to avoid the recurrence of symptoms and even subsequent thrombosis episodes.