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KMID : 0388720090160010046
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Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
2009 Volume.16 No. 1 p.46 ~ p.49
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Large Pulmonary Embolus after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty - A Case Report -
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Moon Sang-Ho
Seo Byung-Ho
Lee Soo-Won
Kim Sung-Hwan
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Abstract
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Percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic compression fractures or malignant osteolytic spinal tumors provides pain relief. A pulmonary embolism caused by polymethylmethacrylate migration after this procedure is rare and its major complication, pulmonary infarction, involves necrosis of the lung parenchyme, resulting from interference with the blood supply. We report a case of a large pulmonary embolus (diameter 2 cm) after cement vertebroplasty for an osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture and successful management with anticoagulation only.
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KEYWORD
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Spine, Compression fracture, Large pulmonary embolus, Vertebroplasty
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