Fatal hepatic air embolism following ERCP

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-188

  Kennedy, C ^a   Larvin, M ^a   Linsell, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AERATION AND OXYGENATION; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031037545     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(97)70246-3     Document Type: Article

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