Acrylic Cement Foreign Body and Thrombus in Right Atrium Causing Pulmonary Embolism after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty.
10.4070/kcj.2006.36.10.713
- Author:
Sang Eun LEE
1
;
Sung A CHANG
;
Min Seok KIM
;
Song Yi KIM
;
Jung Kyu HAN
;
Ho Jun JANG
;
Yong Jin KIM
;
Dae Won SOHN
;
Byung Hee OH
;
Kyung Hwan KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Embolism, pulmonary;
Foreign bodies;
Radiography, interventional;
Embolism and thrombus
- MeSH:
Foreign Bodies*;
Heart Atria*;
Humans;
Pulmonary Embolism*;
Radiography, Interventional;
Thrombosis*;
Veins;
Vertebroplasty*
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2006;36(10):713-715
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A pulmonary embolism is a rare, but well described complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty; the majority of cases are caused by acrylic cement. Here, for the first time, we report a case of pulmonary embolism due to a thrombus in the right atrium, which was caused by an acrylic cement foreign body in the right atrium and central veins 6 years after percutaneous vertebroplasty. This case suggests that an acrylic cement foreign body should be considered as a potential source of thrombus formation in patients that develop a pulmonary embolism following percutaneous vertebroplasty.
