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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2024-06-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.1498 |
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