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Anesthesia and analgesia · Apr 2007
Case ReportsAn intraatrial thrombus and pulmonary thromboembolism as a late complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty.
- Kyoung J Lim, Seung Z Yoon, Yun-Seok Jeon, Jae H Bahk, Chong S Kim, Jong-Hwan Lee, and Jin Wook Ha.
- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- Anesth. Analg. 2007 Apr 1;104(4):924-6.
AbstractAlthough percutaneous vertebroplasty is a simple and generally safe method for the management of vertebral compression fractures, cement leakage outside the vertebral body is a potential source of serious complications. We report a patient who presented with dyspnea and edema five years after percutaneous vertebroplasty and underwent open-heart surgery. This case demonstrates an intraatrial thrombus and pulmonary thromboembolism caused by venous leakage of polymethylmethacrylate as a late complication of the procedure.
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