Though thromboembolisms are frequent complications of surgery of the lower extremities, only two cases of pulmonary thromboembolism after shoulder arthroscopy are found in the literature. We describe the case of a 76-year-old patient with pulmonary embolism in both lungs after shoulder arthroscopy. No vascular abnormalities nor the origin of the thrombus was detected. The etiology of the thromboembolism remains unknown.
Arthroscopy; Shoulder; Pulmonary embolism
