Paradoxical cerebral arterial embolization of cement during intraoperative vertebroplasty: case report.

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: Paradoxical cerebral embolism of cement occurred in a 78-year-old woman after cement-assisted transpedicular spinal fixation surgery. Multiple pulmonary emboli of polymethylmethacrylate precipitated pulmonary hypertension and right-to-left shunting into the systemic circulation through a patent foramen ovale. This rare complication occurred because of failure to recognize venous migration of cement during the procedure and the injection of multiple levels in one setting. Although this was an open procedure, the technical aspects were the same as for vertebroplasty and the precautions should be applied to percutaneous vertebroplasty.

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: Rebecca Scroop, Joseph Eskridge, Gavin W Britz

Institution: Flinders Medical Centre

Language: English

Topic: Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2161362407

FWCI: 21.7

Cites: 10

Cited by: 168

Related to: 10