More Than 20 Centimeters of Intracardiac Cement Removed After Kyphoplasty

Intracardiac cement embolization through the venous system is a potentially deadly complication of the vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty. We present a case involving a 55-year-old woman who exhibited dyspnea on exertion, chest pain, and back pain 2 weeks after a kyphoplasty of the T12 vertebrae. The pa...

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Main Authors: Talal Alomar, Deepti Boddupalli, Kevin Brady, Randeep Sandhu, Ranjani Behara, Sammy Alomar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2024-06-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.1498
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