Cardiac Tamponade and Pulmonary Embolism as a Complication of Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Baris Caynak, MD, Burak Onan, MD, Ertan Sagbas, MD, Cihan Duran, MD, Belhhan Akpinar, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 87, Issue 1, Pages 299-301 (January 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.05.074 Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Preoperative computed tomographic scans demonstrate linear radiodense deposits (arrows) in the (A) right cardiac chambers and the (B) distal branches of the right pulmonary artery after percutaneous vertebroplasty. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 87, 299-301DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.05.074) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Image demonstrates thin, linear cement particles discovered perioperatively within the effusion from the pericardial space. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 87, 299-301DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.05.074) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions