Cerebral Fat Embolism After Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.04.073.
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Abstract
Cerebral fat embolism (CFE) is an uncommon disease occurring mainly after traumatic lower limb long bone fractures. A 64-year-old woman with pneumonia and bilateral pleural effusion underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). After 3 days, the patient had an acute decrease in consciousness level followed by the onset of seizures and right hemiparesis. Brain computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed findings suggestive of CFE. CFE occurring after an uncommon nontraumatic cause of fat embolism, such as VATS, is a rare clinical event whose diagnosis could be challenging. Neuroimaging can hasten diagnosis and prevent other unnecessary investigations and treatments.
Medical subject headings
- Embolism, Fat
- Intracranial Embolism
- Postoperative Complications
- Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted