Acute wiiitis representing as thrombosis of the inferior vena cava and left pelvic veins. (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brodmann, M; Gary, T; Hafner, F; Eller, P; Deutschmann, H; Pilger, E; Seinost, G
• Is Part Of: Phlebology. Volume 30:Number 7(2015)
• Page Start: 486
• Page End: 488
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Acute wiitis -- deep venous thrombosis -- trauma -- Nintendo Wii; Veins -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.14
• DOI: 10.1177/0268355514530278
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0268-3555

Abstract

Deep venous thrombosis as a result of venous wall injury provoked by trauma is a common finding. It often occurs in patients with sportive overstraining, caused by over fatigue of the body structures. In 2007, the entity of "acute wiiitis" was first described in a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine . Acute wiiitis sums up all affections, mainly skeletal and muscle affections, provoked by playing Nintendo Wii, a very common and loved video-game system. Deep venous thrombosis as a consequence of Nintendo Wii has not been described so far. We present a patient with a massive free floating thrombus of the left pelvic veins originating from the gluteal veins and reaching into the inferior vena cava after playing Nintendo Wii.