PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bernard Padovani
AU  - Olivier Kasriel
AU  - Philippe Brunner
AU  - Paula Peretti-Viton
TI  - Pulmonary Embolism Caused by Acrylic Cement: A Rare Complication of Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
DP  - 1999 Mar 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 375--377
VI  - 20
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/3/375.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/3/375.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1999 Mar 01; 20
AB  - Summary: A pulmonary embolus of acrylic cement was present in a 41-year-old woman with Langerhans' cell vertebral histiocytosis (LCH) after percutaneous vertebroplasty. Chest radiograph and CT confirmed pulmonary infarction and the presence of cement in the pulmonary arteries. She was treated with anticoagulants, and responded favorably. This rare complication occurred because perivertebral venous migration was not recognized during vertebroplasty. Adequate preparation of cement and biplane fluoroscopy are recommended for vertebroplasty.