J Korean Soc Emerg Med.
2016 Jun;27(3):288-291. 10.0000/jksem.2016.27.3.288.
Asymptomatic Bone Cement Pulmonary Embolism after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Cardiology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. drhyangii@hallym.or.kr
- KMID: 2320794
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.0000/jksem.2016.27.3.288
Abstract
- Pulmonary embolism is a rare complication after percutaneous vertebroplasty for compression fracture. Embolization is related to cement leakage outside the treated vertebral body into the adjacent venous system. We report on a case of pulmonary embolism with bone cement in the right pulmonary artery in a 75-year-old female who had undergone percutaneous vertebroplasty 2 months before. Her simple X-ray of the spine captured polymethyl metacrylate leakage from the vertebral body, which indicated the pathophysiology of this event.
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