Table 6

Postoperative PTE and lymph node dissection

Site
Incidence of postoperative PTE


Pelvic lymph nodes
2.4% (15/636)
p < 0.01
+ Para-aortic lymph nodes
6.2% (13/211)


PTE: pulmonary thromboembolism

Suzuki et al. Thrombosis Journal 2005 3:18   doi:10.1186/1477-9560-3-18