is located in the Texas Hill Country near San Antonio, Texas. With over 30 years in the financial industry, Patrice has focused her expertise on the retirement account area and is currently providing live training and Webinars on IRAs on a nationwide basis. She has a BS in Management Science from New York’s Binghamton University. Many state banking associations and other organizations use her as their main source for training on this complicated topic. Patrice is very approachable and encourages attendees to ask questions during the Webinars.Embolic lower limb ischemia as a rare complication of ulcerative colitis: A case report and literature review.
Thromboembolic events in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases are rare and predominated by venous damage. Arterial thromboembolic events are extremely uncommon. We are reporting the case of a 50-year-old male patient with an 8-year history of ulcerative colitis, who presented a recurring severe lower limb ischemia during hospital stay for exacerbation of his inflammatory bowel disease. During the first visit, the patient underwent a balloon thromboembolectomy via femoral approach, with fasciotomy of the leg. Because of recurrence of symptoms, he underwent a second and a third thromboembolectomy by a popliteal approach, with an uneventful postoperative course and was discharged home 10 days later, on warfarin therapy and oral corticosteroids. After an extensive literature