Pulmonary embolism following 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate/lipiodol injection for obliteration of gastric varices: An imaging perspective

Journal of Radiology Case Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 17-22

  Singer, Adam Daniel ^a   Fananapazir, Ghaneh ^b   Maufa, Fuad ^a   Narra, Sri ^a   Ascher, Susan ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Radiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

2 octylcyanoacrylate; Computed tomography; Gastric varices; Pulmonary embolism; Vascular cast sign

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; SCLEROSING AGENT;

AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEVER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; SCLEROTHERAPY; STOMACH VARICES; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CYANOACRYLATES; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ETHIODIZED OIL; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TACHYCARDIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84857382345     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3941/jrcr.v6i2.845     Document Type: Article

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