Rare imaging of a known entity: fat embolism seen on CT in lower extremity vein after trauma
Fat embolism occurs in the vast majority of patients who have had trauma (approximately 90%). The most common occurrence is after long bone fracture. It has also been noted in cases after orthopedic surgery.
Varun Chowdhary, MD +3 more
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Factors that could influence the severity of post-traumatic lung fat embolism - a prospective histological study - [PDF]
INTRODUCTION Each fracture of long or pelvic bones as well as large contusions of subcutaneous fat tissue cause releasing of fat globules that rapidly penetrate into circulation through the ruptured veins of the injured tissue, and reach the lung ...
Nikolić Slobodan +3 more
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BackgroundPulmonary fat embolism usually occurs after fracture, yet rarely observed after liposuction and fat grafting.Case presentationWe describe a 19-year-old female patient who presented with acute respiratory failure and diffuse pulmonary opacities ...
Xiaoyan Gai +4 more
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Correlation between outliving period and trauma severity in persons died from posttraumatic fat embolism [PDF]
INTRODUCTION Posttraumatic fat embolism follows the injury. The fat emboli in circulation could cause death in three ways: isolated lung fat embolism, systemic fat embolism and fat embolism syndrome (FES).
Nikolić Slobodan, Micić Jelena
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Venous Thromboembolism Within Professional American Sport Leagues. [PDF]
Background: Numerous reports have described players in professional American sports leagues who have been sidelined with a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or a pulmonary embolism (PE), but little is known about the clinical implications of these events in ...
Astolfi, Matthew +4 more
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Adaptive mitochondrial mechanisms allow mitochondrial resilience and prevent the worsening of fibrosis, while deregulation of these mechanisms promotes the progression from no/minimal‐mild (F0‐F2) fibrosis to advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis (F3‐F4). Abstract Background and Aims Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection causes oxidative stress (OS) and alters ...
Dimitri Loureiro +17 more
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MRI of the lung (3/3)-current applications and future perspectives [PDF]
BACKGROUND: MRI of the lung is recommended in a number of clinical indications. Having a non-radiation alternative is particularly attractive in children and young subjects, or pregnant women.
A Hebestreit +96 more
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Prognostic Outcomes and Risk Factors for Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma and Venous Tumor Thrombus after Radical Nephrectomy and Thrombectomy: The Prognostic Significance of Venous Tumor Thrombus Level. [PDF]
IntroductionTo evaluate the prognostic outcomes and risk factors for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients with venous tumor thrombus in China.Materials and methodsWe reviewed the clinical information of 169 patients who underwent radical nephrectomy and ...
He, Zhisong +7 more
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Background We report a case study of fat embolism seen on ultrasound at right internal jugular vein during central venous cannulation in a patient diagnosed with fat embolism syndrome. This case demonstrates the importance of ultrasound for evaluation of
Osman Adi +3 more
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Surgical treatment of sporadic vestibular schwannoma in a series of 1006 patients. Trattamento chirurgico degli schwannomi vestibolari: risultati su una serie di 1006 pazienti [PDF]
La gestione dello schwannoma vestibolare (SV) sporadico si è gradualmente evoluta negli ultimi decenni. Lo scopo di questo studio è di analizzare l’evoluzione negli esiti chirurgici dell’exeresi di queste lesioni, realizzata da un team neurotologico tra
BERNARDESCHI, DANIELE +7 more
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