Snare or Scalpel: Challenges of Intracardiac Cement Embolism Retrieval.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.04.037.
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Abstract
Intracardiac cement embolism after percutaneous vertebroplasty is a rare, but dangerous, complication, and guiding principles for its management are not well described. The management of this present case of intracardiac cement embolism offers insight to facilitate the treatment decision-making process in symptomatic patients requiring extraction.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Cements
- Embolectomy
- Microsurgery
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Spinal Fractures
- Thoracic Vertebrae
- Vertebroplasty