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

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
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spelling doaj-fe4a55479b934bf08946a44771094c242020-11-25T01:30:37ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332018-12-0113610931096A case of retrograde venous air embolism causing cerebral infarction following upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A novel pathophysiological mechanismHasaam H.U. Uldin, MBChB, BSc0Amr A.S. Shabana, MBBCh, MSc, PhD1Osama O.R. Raslan, MD, MBBCh, MSc2University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK; Corresponding author.Department of Radiology, Walsall Manor Hospital, Birmingham, UKUniversity of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA, USAThe 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 detail the proposed occurrence of retrograde venous air embolism causing cerebral infarction following an upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedure. Keywords: Cerebral air embolism, Endoscopic traumahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043318302152
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author Hasaam H.U. Uldin, MBChB, BSc
Amr A.S. Shabana, MBBCh, MSc, PhD
Osama O.R. Raslan, MD, MBBCh, MSc
spellingShingle Hasaam H.U. Uldin, MBChB, BSc
Amr A.S. Shabana, MBBCh, MSc, PhD
Osama O.R. Raslan, MD, MBBCh, MSc
A case of retrograde venous air embolism causing cerebral infarction following upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A novel pathophysiological mechanism
Radiology Case Reports
author_facet Hasaam H.U. Uldin, MBChB, BSc
Amr A.S. Shabana, MBBCh, MSc, PhD
Osama O.R. Raslan, MD, MBBCh, MSc
author_sort Hasaam H.U. Uldin, MBChB, BSc
title A case of retrograde venous air embolism causing cerebral infarction following upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A novel pathophysiological mechanism
title_short A case of retrograde venous air embolism causing cerebral infarction following upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A novel pathophysiological mechanism
title_full A case of retrograde venous air embolism causing cerebral infarction following upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A novel pathophysiological mechanism
title_fullStr A case of retrograde venous air embolism causing cerebral infarction following upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A novel pathophysiological mechanism
title_full_unstemmed A case of retrograde venous air embolism causing cerebral infarction following upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A novel pathophysiological mechanism
title_sort case of retrograde venous air embolism causing cerebral infarction following upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: a novel pathophysiological mechanism
publisher Elsevier
series Radiology Case Reports
issn 1930-0433
publishDate 2018-12-01
description 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 detail the proposed occurrence of retrograde venous air embolism causing cerebral infarction following an upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedure. Keywords: Cerebral air embolism, Endoscopic trauma
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043318302152
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