Paget-Schroetter disease chest x ray

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anahita Deylamsalehi, M.D.[2]

Overview

There are no specific chest x-ray findings associated with Paget-Schroetter disease.

X Ray

There are no specific chest x-ray findings associated with Paget-Schroetter disease. Although clavicle and first rib fracture or presence of cervical rib could be seen on a chest x-ray.
A chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of post-operative complications like pulmonary hemorrhage.^[1]
Chest x-ray as well as other cancer screenings is helpful in evaluation of unexplained upper extremity vein thrombosis.^[2]

References

↑ Molina, J. Ernesto; Hunter, David W.; Dietz, Charles A. (2007). “Paget-Schroetter syndrome treated with thrombolytics and immediate surgery”. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 45 (2): 328–334. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2006.09.052. ISSN 0741-5214.
↑ Hangge, Patrick; Rotellini-Coltvet, Lisa; Deipolyi, Amy R.; Albadawi, Hassan; Oklu, Rahmi (2017). “Paget-Schroetter syndrome: treatment of venous thrombosis and outcomes”. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. 7 (S3): S285–S290. doi:10.21037/cdt.2017.08.15. ISSN 2223-3652.

Overview