Gangrene of Three Limbs Resulting From Venous Occlusion

Case Reports1 March 1956GANGRENE OF THREE LIMBS RESULTING FROM VENOUS OCCLUSIONJ. R. FOUNTAIN, M.B., M.R.C.P. (Ed.), D. TAVERNER, M.D., M.R.C.P.J. R. FOUNTAIN, M.B., M.R.C.P. (Ed.)Search for more papers by this author, D. TAVERNER, M.D., M.R.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-44-3-549 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptGangrene of the limbs resulting from venous occlusion without arterial obstruction is extremely rare. Haimovici in 19501summarized the 27 cases then reported in the literature and mentioned another. He emphasized the importance of anatomic confirmation of the patency of the arterial system in establishing the diagnosis. Gangrene was present in one limb only in 23 of the cases he reviewed, and in both lower limbs in the remaining four. Veal et al. in 19512have described 11 cases of acute massive venous occlusion, confined to one or other of the lower extremities, in which gangrene developed in two instances....Bibliography1. Haimovici H: Gangrene of the extremities of venous origin, Circulation 1: 225, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. VealDuganJamisonBauersfeld JRTJWLRS: Acute massive venous occlusion of the lower extremities, Surgery 29: 355, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Fontainede Souza-Pereira RA: Obliterations et resections veineuses experimentales; contributions à l'étude de la circulation collaterele veineuse, Rev. de chir., Paris 75: 161, 1937. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Leeds,*Received for publication December 17, 1954.From the Department of Medicine, General Infirmary, Leeds, England. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPhlegmasia Cerulea Dolens in the Upper ExtremityHand Gangrene Following Unsuccessful Cannulation of the Internal Jugular Vein: A Case Report and Literature ReviewUpper Extremity Compartment Syndrome in the Setting of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens: Case ReportThrombosis of the inferior vena cava with gangrene of both legsUpper limb venous gangrene, a lethal conditionPain in the Extremities, Dysesthesia, PolyalgiaCase 11-1962Phlegmasia coerulea dolens: Gangrene of Venous OriginVenous GangreneCase 44172 1 March 1956Volume 44, Issue 3Page: 549-554KeywordsAnticoagulantsEdema Issue Published: 1 March 1956 PDF downloadLoading ...