• Head & neck · Mar 2011

    Case Reports

    Fatal central venous air embolism: a rare complication of esophageal dilation by rendezvous.

    • Philip B Zald and Peter E Andersen.
    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
    • Head Neck. 2011 Mar 1;33(3):441-4.

    BackgroundEsophageal dilation by rendezvous is a useful technique for the treatment of complicated esophageal strictures.Methods And ResultsWe present a case of a 74-year-old man with chronic dysphagia caused by a complete cervical esophageal stricture that developed after external beam radiotherapy for treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma. During attempted dilation using the rendezvous technique, the patient suffered a fatal pulmonary air embolism. The technique of esophageal dilation by rendezvous, complications, and risk factors for development of venous air embolism are discussed.ConclusionTo the best of our knowledge, this is the first report in the literature of fatal venous air embolism after dilation by rendezvous.Copyright © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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