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J Assoc Physicians India · Apr 2011
Case ReportsCerebral and spinal air embolism following percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
- Amit Girish Kachalia, Charulata Sankhla Savant, Suhas Patil, Santosh Gupta, and Farhad N Kapadia.
- Department of Neurology, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai-400 016, India.
- J Assoc Physicians India. 2011 Apr 1; 59: 254-6.
AbstractWe present a case report of cerebral and spinal air embolism following percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a patient without evidence of intra-cardiac defects or prepulmonary A-V shunts. The position of the patient during the incidence determined the site of eventual lodgement of air emboli in the arterial circulation. We suspect that the time of onset of symptoms following the procedure may be the clue to the path followed by air emboli.
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