RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pulmonary Embolism Caused by Acrylic Cement: A Rare Complication of Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 375
OP 377
VO 20
IS 3
A1 Bernard Padovani
A1 Olivier Kasriel
A1 Philippe Brunner
A1 Paula Peretti-Viton
YR 1999
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/3/375.abstract
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.