A case of retrograde venous air embolism causing cerebral infarction following upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A novel pathophysiological mechanism

The incidence of cerebral infarction following upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures is well described in the existing literature, with most mechanisms involving arterial travel of the embolus. We describe a case of cerebral infarction not explained by previously described mechanisms and deta...

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Main Authors: Hasaam H.U. Uldin, MBChB, BSc, Amr A.S. Shabana, MBBCh, MSc, PhD, Osama O.R. Raslan, MD, MBBCh, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043318302152