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Case Reports
. 2005 Nov-Dec;24(11-12):1400-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.annfar.2005.06.014. Epub 2005 Oct 12.

[Air embolism: an unusual complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography]

[Article in French]
E Giuly  1 , C Pesenti, N Pernoud, E Bories, D Francon
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Case Reports

[Air embolism: an unusual complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography]

[Article in French]
E Giuly et al. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2005 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

We report the case of a 60-year-old-woman with a myeloma who was hospitalized with a cholestasis. An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was scheduled under general anaesthesia with oral intubation. As the biliary prothesis was placed an air embolism happened. The symptomatic treatment allowed a complete recovery. This complication is rare. The pathophysiology is not well known, we discuss the possible mechanisms.

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