• Urology · Mar 2009

    Case Reports

    Vascular air embolism complicating percutaneous nephrolithotomy: medical malpractice or fatal unforeseeable complication?

    • Emanuela Turillazzi, Cristoforo Pomara, Raffaella Bisceglia, Margherita Neri, Irene Riezzo, Giorgio Pomara, Francesco Francesca, and Vittorio Fineschi.
    • Department of Forensic Pathology, University of Foggia, Ospedale Colonnello D'Avanzo, Foggia, Italy.
    • Urology. 2009 Mar 1; 73 (3): 681.e1-4.

    AbstractVascular air embolism (VAE) can be a lethal complication of surgical approaches, and it has been documented in various urologic procedures. A case of VAE complicating a percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a 47-year-old man is presented, well documented by immunohistochemical examination of lung samples and three-dimensional imaging of histologic sections with confocal laser scanning microscopy.

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