Vertebral venous air embolism: An unusual complication following colonoscopy. Report of a case

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1138-1140

  Chorost, Mitchell I ^a   Wu, James T ^b   Webb, Hueldine ^b   Ghosh, Bimal C ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VERTEBRAL VEIN;

COLONOSCOPY; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0043029916     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-7294-6     Document Type: Article

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