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Cerebral air embolism via port catheter and endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography

BACKGROUND: Cerebral air embolism (CAE) is a critical clinical condition necessitating rapid diagnosis and therapeutic measures. METHODS: The authors describe two patients with lethal CAE. RESULTS: An 81-year-old man rapidly developed coma with tetraplegia. CT-scan revealed prominent CAE whereby the...

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Autores principales: Vachalová, Ivana, Ernst, Stefan, Vynogradova, Irina, Wöhrmann, Silke, Heckmann, Josef G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3790902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24102043
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2193-1801-2-477