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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Feb 2009
Case ReportsSystemic air embolism in a patient with ingestion of a foreign body.
- Montserrat Blanco Ramos, José Eduardo Rivo Vázquez, Eva García-Fontán, and Teresa Otero Amoedo.
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vigo University Clinical Hospital, Vigo, Spain. montseblancoramos@hotmail.com
- Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2009 Feb 1;8(2):292-4.
AbstractAir embolism is defined as the entry of gas into a vascular structure. Frequently it is iatrogenic and can result in serious morbidity and mortality. We describe the case of a 59-year-old woman who presented with mediastinitis as a result of ingestion of a fishbone. Mediastinal debridement was performed which was complicated in the postoperative period by a systemic air embolism, as documented by computed tomography and clinical features.
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