Stroke caused by cerebral air embolism during endoscopy

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 134-135

  Demaerel, Philippe ^a   Gevers, Anna Maria ^a   De Bruecker, Yves ^a   Sunaert, Stefan ^a   Wilms, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPY; FEVER; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037283301     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2003.43     Document Type: Article

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