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A case of retrograde venous air embolism causing cerebral infarction following upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A novel pathophysiological mechanism

Radiology Case Reports, 2018
The incidence of cerebral infarction following upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures is well described in the existing literature, with most mechanisms involving arterial travel of the embolus.
Hasaam H.U. Uldin, MBChB, BSc, Amr A.S. Shabana, MBBCh, MSc, PhD, Osama O.R. Raslan, MD, MBBCh, MSc   +2 more
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Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous Lung Biopsy Complicated by Symptomatic Systemic Air Embolism: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Lietuvos Chirurgija, 2021
Computed tomography-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy of the lung is an undoubtedly useful and well-established interventional radiological procedure for the diagnosis of indeterminate pulmonary lesions.
Giedrius Ledas, Donatas Jocius, Juozas Jarašūnas, Žymantas Jagelavičius   +3 more
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Intravascular pneumocephalus : a mimicker of skull base fractures [PDF]

, 2019
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Anisau, Aliaksandr, Vanhoenacker, Filip
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Cerebral Venous Air Embolism due to a Hidden Skull Fracture Secondary to Head Trauma

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2015
Cerebral venous air embolism is sometimes caused by head trauma. One of the paths of air entry is considered a skull fracture. We report a case of cerebral venous air embolism following head trauma.
Ai Hosaka, Tetsuto Yamaguchi, Fumiko Yamamoto, Yasuro Shibagaki   +3 more
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Potentially fatal complications of systemic air embolism after computed tomography‐guided transthoracic needle biopsy in lung cancer harboring epithelial growth factor receptor mutation: A case report

Thoracic Cancer, 2020
Air embolism is a rare, fatal complication of computed tomography (CT)‐guided transthoracic needle biopsy (TTNB) of the lung. Here, we report a patient who developed an air embolism after CT‐guided TTNB, which led to ST‐elevation myocardial infarction ...
Hyung‐Joo Oh, Won Gi Jeong, Yongwhan Lim, Sang‐Joon Koh, Sung Min Lee, Min‐Seok Kim, Bo‐Gun Koh, Tae‐Ok Kim, Yoo‐Duk Choi, In‐Jae Oh, Young‐Chul Kim, Cheol‐Kyu Park   +11 more
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When in Trouble Think of the Bubble: Paradoxical Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism after Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2021
Air embolism (a result of direct communication with the vasculature and an external pressure gradient from the gastrointestinal or the biliary tract), although rare, is a potentially devastating adverse event seen in endoscopic retrograde ...
Konstantinos Ekmektzoglou, Georgios Alexandrakis, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Panagiotis Tsibouris, Chrysostomos Kalantzis, Erasmia Vlachou, Periklis Apostolopoulos   +6 more
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Low rate of asymptomatic cerebral embolism and improved procedural efficiency with the novel pulmonary vein ablation catheter GOLD: results of the PRECISION GOLD trial [PDF]

, 2016
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Boersma, Lucas, Csanádi, Zoltán, Davidson, Neil, De Greef, Yves, Dekker, Lukas, Furniss, Steve, Geller, J. Christoph, Hocini, Mélèze, Murray, Stephen, Spitzer, Stefan G., Wieczorek, Marcus   +10 more
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Two Cases of Cerebral Air Embolism That Occurred during Esophageal Ballooning and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2016
Cerebral air embolism is an extremely rare complication of endoscopic procedure and often life threatening. We present two cases of cerebral infarction due to air embolization caused by an endoscopic intervention.
Suyeon Park, Ji Yong Ahn, Young Eun Ahn, Sang-Beom Jeon, Sang Soo Lee, Hwoon-Yong Jung, Jin-Ho Kim   +6 more
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S-Nitrosoglutathione reduces asymptomatic embolization after carotid angioplasty [PDF]

, 2002
Background: The major complication of carotid angioplasty is embolic stroke, which may occur after balloon inflation and deflation or in the early postintervention period.
Clifton, A., Kaposzta, Z., Markus, H.S., Martin, J.F., Molloy, J.   +4 more
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Massive air embolism as a complication of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A case report illustrating a stroke mimic, literature review, and suggested management

Clinical Case Reports, 2018
Key Clinical Message Cerebral air embolism should be considered in case of stroke symptoms during any invasive procedure. Transport to a hospital with neurosurgical/hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) facility could improve the outcome for the patient ...
Anders Kjellberg, Harriet Nyström, Martin Söderberg, Aldona Dlugosz, Henrik Jörnvall, Anna Steinberg   +5 more
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