[Pelvic varicose veins thrombosis in a patient with pulmonary embolism]. / Thrombose de varices pelviennes compliquée d'embolie pulmonaire.

We describe hereafter a case of idiopathic varicose veins in a patient with pulmonary embolism. To our knowledge, the condition has not been reported yet in the literature and enhances the usefulness of complementing the workup of pulmonary embolism by pelvic examination.