Polymethylmethacrylate Pulmonary Embolism Following Kyphoplasty
We report a case of polymethylmethacrylate cement pulmonary embolism (PE) that occurred two days following a minimally invasive kyphoplasty procedure. Our patient developed non-specific rib pain postoperatively followed by dyspnea, prompting presentation to the emergency department. The polymethylme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2019-08-01
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| Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5295w6gj |