Possible pulmonary gas embolism associated with localized thermal therapy of the liver

Anesthesiology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 227-228

  Nakayama, Ryosuke ^a   Yano, Toshiyuki ^b   Mizutamari, Etsuko ^b   Ushijima, Kazuo ^a   Terasaki, Hidenori ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DEVICE; ELECTRODE; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; GAS EMBOLISM; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LIVER SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MICROWAVE COAGULATION THERAPY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; CAUTERY; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; LIGHT COAGULATION; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MICROWAVES; OXYGEN; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 0037772628     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200307000-00035     Document Type: Article

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