Air Embolism into Superior Mesenteric Artery Following Replacement of Ascending Aorta for Aortic Dissection – A Rare and Fatal Case

We report an unusual case of fatal air embolism into the superior mesenteric artery in a patient, who underwent replacement of the ascending aorta for aortic dissection type A. CT performed twice on the first postoperative day showed abundant air in the superior mesenteric artery and its branches (b...

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Autores principales: Lambert, Lukas, Grus, Tomas, Spunda, Rudolf, Balik, Martin, Trca, Stanislav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ubiquity Press 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6196575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30483678
http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.822

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6196575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30483678
http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.822

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