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Acute stroke from air embolism to the middle cerebral artery following upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
Acute stroke from cerebral-artery air embolism is a very rare occurrence during esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). Computed tomography is a quick and reliable method of detecting cerebral air embolism if performed within an appropriate timeframe. We found 20 reported cases of air embolism with EGD in...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4898213/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27307849 http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v5i1.359 |