Serena Williams' Pulmonary Embolism, Hematoma:

Serena Williams March 2011 - American tennis star Serena Williams is recovering from a pulmonary embolism and hematoma due to treatment, according to media reports.
What is pulmonary embolism? How can something very scary for a world-class athlete? People fully recover from a pulmonary embolism?
To answer these questions and others, WebMD consulted Shafazand Shirin, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine in pulmonary critical care department at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Shafazand Williams has not reviewed and does not see her medical records.