Asymptomatic Bone Cement Pulmonary Embolism after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty: A Case Report.
- Author:
Hye Jin SHI
1
;
Sung Eun KIM
;
Won Woo SEO
;
Sung Min SOHN
;
Sung Ho WANG
;
Sung Rock PARK
;
Sang Ki LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. drhyangii@hallym.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Asymptomatic diseases;
Bone cements;
Percutaneous vertebroplasty;
Pulmonary embolism
- MeSH:
Aged;
Asymptomatic Diseases;
Bone Cements;
Female;
Fractures, Compression;
Humans;
Pulmonary Artery;
Pulmonary Embolism*;
Spine;
Vertebroplasty*
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2016;27(3):288-291
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary embolism is a rare complication after percutaneous vertebroplasty for compression fracture. Embolization is related to cement leakage outside the treated vertebral body into the adjacent venous system. We report on a case of pulmonary embolism with bone cement in the right pulmonary artery in a 75-year-old female who had undergone percutaneous vertebroplasty 2 months before. Her simple X-ray of the spine captured polymethyl metacrylate leakage from the vertebral body, which indicated the pathophysiology of this event.
