Sudden death caused by pulmonary fat embolism in a patient with miliary tuberculosis [PDF]
An 84-year-old Japanese woman with myelodysplastic syndrome was admitted with pyrexia and dyspnea, but died suddenly during diagnostic evaluation. The autopsy revealed miliary tuberculosis in addition to myelodysplastic syndrome in the bone marrow.
Katsuya Chinen, Kashima Ito
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. Rationale:. Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is composed of a triad of symptoms, including respiratory distress, neurologic deficit, and petechiae. Respiratory distress usually presents first before the other symptoms. Thrombotic pulmonary embolism (TPE) is
Ying-Sheng Li, MD+5 more
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Preoperative inferior vena cava filter implantation to prevent pulmonary fat embolism in a patient showing renal angiomyolipoma extension into the renal vein: A case report and literature review. [PDF]
Renal angiomyolipoma without local invasion is usually considered benign entity, however, it may extend into the renal vein or the inferior vena cava. Renal angiomyolipoma with venous extension should be treated; however, surgical complications such as ...
Fujiwara M, Kawamura N, Okuno T.
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Renal Angiomyolipoma With Caval Extension and Pulmonary Fat Embolism: A Case Report. [PDF]
Renal angiomyolipoma (AML) is a rare benign tumor of the kidney. Occasionally, it may extend into the renal vein or the inferior vena cava (IVC), but so far of pulmonary embolism in patients with renal AML was rarely reported. Here, a case of symptomatic
Celik SU+5 more
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Histopathological evaluation of autopsy cases with isolated pulmonary fat embolism (IPFE): is cardiopulmonary resuscitation a main cause of death in IPFE? [PDF]
Emine Turkmen Samdanci,1 Muhammet Reha Celik,2 Sultan Pehlivan,3 Osman Celbis,4 Dilhan Turkkan,3 Dogus Ozdemir Kara,3 Esra Pamukcu51Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Inönü University, Malatya, Turkey; 2Department of Thoracic Surgery,
Turkmen Samdanci E+6 more
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CT pulmonary arteriogram diagnosis of macroscopic fat embolism to the lung
Pulmonary fat embolism (PFE) is a recognised complication of long bone fractures. The majority of cases represent microscopic embolism and are not detectable at CT pulmonary arteriography (CTPA).
Robert Murphy, MB, BCH, BAO, MRCPI+3 more
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Pulmonary Fat Embolism Following Liposuction and Fat Grafting: A Review of Published Cases. [PDF]
Background: One of the most severe complications of liposuction and fat grafting is pulmonary fat embolism (PFE). However, most healthcare workers are not familiar with PFE. We performed a systematic review to describe the details of PFE. Methods: PubMed,
Kao YM+4 more
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Pulmonary fat embolism of neoplastic origin [PDF]
Flávia Pinto+3 more
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Characteristic imaging findings in pulmonary fat embolism syndrome (FES). [PDF]
Ong SCL, Balasingam V.
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High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in Pulmonary Fat Embolism-Case Report [PDF]
Fat Embolism Syndrome (FES) is the systemic manifestation of fat emboli in the circulation-a rare and potentially lethal complication of trauma, seen mostly after long bone fractures.
Ferrao JB+5 more
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