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Vascular air embolism complicating percutaneous nephrolithotomy: medical malpractice or fatal unforeseeable complication?

Abstract
Vascular air embolism (VAE) can be a lethal complication of surgical approaches, and it has been documented in various urologic procedures. A case of VAE complicating a percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a 47-year-old man is presented, well documented by immunohistochemical examination of lung samples and three-dimensional imaging of histologic sections with confocal laser scanning microscopy.
AuthorsEmanuela Turillazzi, Cristoforo Pomara, Raffaella Bisceglia, Margherita Neri, Irene Riezzo, Giorgio Pomara, Francesco Francesca, Vittorio Fineschi
JournalUrology (Urology) Vol. 73 Issue 3 Pg. 681.e1-4 (Mar 2009) ISSN: 1527-9995 [Electronic] United States
PMID18514296 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Embolism, Air (etiology)
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Malpractice
  • Middle Aged
  • Nephrostomy, Percutaneous (adverse effects)

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