Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2020
A 65-year-old man underwent a left hemicolectomy due to a malignant tumor in the descending colon. On the 4th day after the surgery he developed pain and edema in his left shin. The Homans sign is positive on the left. What postoperative complication developed in this patient?
Answer options
- Acute postoperative thrombosis of the popliteal artery on the left
- Acute disturbance of the cerebral blood flow
- Postoperative allergic reaction
- Acute postoperative lymphangitis of the left shin
- Acute postoperative thrombosis of the deep veins in the left shin
Correct answer
Acute postoperative thrombosis of the deep veins in the left shin
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