RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bronchospasm Precipitated by Ethanol Injection in Arteriovenous Malformation
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 2050
OP 2051
VO 24
IS 10
A1 Tiscia B. Stefanutto
A1 Van Halbach
YR 2003
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/24/10/2050.abstract
AB Summary: We present an interesting case of profound bronchospasm that we postulate was caused by injection of ethanol during embolization of a left transverse sinus dural fistula. There is excellent documentation in the literature of the development of transient pulmonary hypertension and decreased right-side cardiac output following embolization with this agent; however, there have been only anecdotal reports of a temporal relationship between ethanol embolization and bronchospasm. We present this case that occurred on the third ethanol embolization treatment series.