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Injury or surgery involving the leg, ankle, or foot can also cause swelling. Swelling may also occur after pelvic surgery, especially for cancer. Long airplane flights or car rides, as well as standing for long periods of time, often lead to some swelling in the feet and ankles.
Heart disease causes leg and ankle swelling when the heart starts having trouble moving blood adequately through the body, states WebMD. Additional symptoms include fatigue, loss of appetite and fluid accumulation in other body parts. Foot and ankle swelling caused by infection is most common in patients with diabetes. Infection also causes fevers and warm patches on the affected skin. Blood clots are a serious cause of swelling that also cause fever, pain and skin discoloration, and require prompt treatment by a physician. Although some swelling feet are normal in pregnancy, a sudden increase in swelling is a sign of pregnancy-related high blood pressure, informs WebMD.