Iatrogenic gas embolism after foam sclerotherapy?

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Bessereau, J ^a,b   Coulange, M ^a,b   Boussuges, A ^a   Chenaitia, H ^b   Michelet, P ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Foam sclerotherapy; Iatrogenic gas embolism; Stroke; Varicose

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOAM SCLEROTHERAPY; GAS EMBOLISM; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LETTER; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCLEROTHERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; DIVING; EMBOLISM, AIR; ENDOTHELINS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; SUSPENSIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 80052404763     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: 17696623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2011.06.001     Document Type: Letter

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