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  • Title: Surgical Intervention for Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens in a 61-Year-Old Cancer Patient.
    Author: Ruben-Castillo C, Cuen-Ojeda C, Lopez-Peña G, Anaya-Ayala JE, Hinojosa CA.
    Journal: Tex Heart Inst J; 2022 Jan 01; 49(1):. PubMed ID: 35099561.
    Abstract:
    Phlegmasia cerulea dolens, a rare and potentially fatal complication of acute deep vein thrombosis, is characterized by substantial edema, intense pain, and cyanosis. Phlegmasia cerulea dolens may compromise limb perfusion and lead to acute ischemia, gangrene, amputation, and death. We present the case of a 61-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer who had signs and symptoms of phlegmasia cerulea dolens in her left leg. She was treated promptly with open surgical thrombectomy and sequential distal compression with use of an Esmarch bandage to ensure complete thrombus extraction. These techniques restored venous flow and saved her leg. Open surgical thrombectomy should be considered in the presence of limb-threatening acute deep vein thrombosis presenting as phlegmasia cerulea dolens.
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