Fatal systemic venous air embolism during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 255-262

  Bisceglia, Michele ^a   Simeone, Anna ^a   Forlano, Rosario ^a   Andriulli, Angelo ^a   Pilotto, Alberto ^a  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral air embolism; Cholangiopancreatography; Endoscopy; Hepatic portal venous gas; Portal air embolism; Sphincterotomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; AUTOPSY; BILE DUCT FISTULA; BILE DUCT STONE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PORTAL PHLEBOGRAPHY; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VATER PAPILLOTOMY; VEIN EMBOLISM;

AGED; AUTOPSY; BILIARY FISTULA; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; DUODENAL DISEASES; EMBOLISM, AIR; FATAL OUTCOME; GALLSTONES; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PORTAL VEIN; PORTOGRAPHY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 68849093819     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAP.0b013e3181aab793     Document Type: Review

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