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Air Embolism during Upper Endoscopy: A Case Report

Air embolism is a rare complication of upper endoscopy and potentially causes life-threatening events. A 67-year-old man with a history of surgery of cardiac carcinoma and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor underwent painless upper endoscopy because of tarry stools. During the procedure, air embolism d...

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Autores principales: Fang, Yin, Wu, Junbei, Wang, Feng, Cheng, Lihong, Lu, Yunhong, Cao, Xiaofei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6680016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30862154
http://dx.doi.org/10.5946/ce.2018.201