Thorned heart. Description of a near-fatal cardiac embolism after percutaneous Vertebroplasty
Cement extravasation is a rather common complication of vertebroplasty, which can be observed in up to 30-40% of patients undergoing this procedure, further associated with venous leakage occurring in up to 24% of cases. Pulmonary embolism may eventually develop once the cement migrates within the p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Emergency Care Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/8739 |