Intrapelvic Granulomatous Mass Causing Ipsilateral Lower Leg Swelling following Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report.
10.4055/jkoa.2008.43.1.107
- Author:
Choon Key LEE
1
;
Jung Sub LEE
;
Kuen Tak SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Good Samsun Hospital, Busan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Total hip arthroplasty;
Lower leg swelling;
Deep vein thrombosis;
Granulomatous mass
- MeSH:
Arthroplasty;
Hip;
Humans;
Leg;
Lower Extremity;
Venous Insufficiency;
Venous Thrombosis
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2008;43(1):107-111
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The usual causes of unilateral lower extremity swelling after total hip arthroplasty include deep vein thrombosis, chronic venous insufficiency and less frequently an infection or a neoplasm. Unilateral deep vein thrombosis or swelling of the lower extremity due to an intrapelvic granulomatous mass after total hip arthroplasty is quite unusual. We report a rare case of a patient with an intrapelvic granulomatous mass causing deep vein thrombosis and unilateral lower leg swelling after total hip arthroplasty with a review of the relevant literature.
