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== Clinical Summary ==
This 67-year-old male was hospitalized because of extensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Following surgery, during which diseased portions of the femoral arteries were bypassed, he developed massive pulmonary embolization and expired.
== Images ==
File:IPLab4Thromboembolus10.jpg|This is a gross photograph of the fibrous band between the uterus and adjacent tissues. This fibrous scar tissue is probably left over from a previous surgery or an infection. A loop of bowel herniated through the opening produced by this fibrous band and became incarcerated leading to the ischemic necrosis seen in the previous image.
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== Virtual Microscopy ==
=== Lung: Thromboembolus ===
<peir-vm>IPLab4Thromboembolus</peir-vm>
=== Normal Lung ===
<peir-vm>UAB-Histology-00107</peir-vm>
== Study Questions ==