KROK 1 2021 – Question 117 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
Autopsy of the body of a person, who died after an abdominal surgery, revealed numerous thrombi in the veins of the lesser pelvis. Clinically, thromboembolism syndrome was registered. Where should the pathologist search for thromboemboli?
- A. Pulmonary arteries
- B. Lower limb veins
- C. Brain
- D. Portal vein
- E. Left ventricle of the heart
Hint
Think where blood from the pelvic and leg veins goes after passing the right heart, and which vascular bed it meets first.
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