An intraatrial thrombus and pulmonary thromboembolism as a late complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty. Anesthesia and analgesia [Anesth Analg] Journal article | | Title | An intraatrial thrombus and pulmonary thromboembolism as a late complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty. | | Author(s) | Lim KJ, Yoon SZ, Jeon YS, Bahk JH, Kim CS, Lee JH, Ha JW | | Institution | Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. | | Source | Anesth Analg 2007 Apr; 104(4):924-6. | | MeSH | Bone Cements
Female
Foreign-Body Migration
Fractures, Compression
Heart Atria
Hepatic Veins
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae
Middle Aged
Orthopedic Procedures
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Pulmonary Embolism
Spinal Fractures
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive
Thrombosis
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vena Cava, Inferior
| | Abstract | Although percutaneous vertebroplasty is a simple and generally safe method for the management of vertebral compression fractures, cement leakage outside the vertebral body is a potential source of serious complications. We report a patient who presented with dyspnea and edema five years after percutaneous vertebroplasty and underwent open-heart surgery. This case demonstrates an intraatrial thrombus and pulmonary thromboembolism caused by venous leakage of polymethylmethacrylate as a late complication of the procedure. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 17377108 |
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