Pulmonary Cement Embolism

Authors

  • Margarida Morgado Department of Radiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Oporto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9988-9011
  • Ana Teresa Vilares Serviço de Radiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal. Departamento de Medicina, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7375-491X
  • Filipe Barros Alves Serviço de Radiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal. Departamento de Medicina, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1119-9003
  • Ricardo Castro Serviço de Radiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4662-6784
  • António J. Madureira Serviço de Radiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal. Departamento de Medicina, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2490-1447

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25748/arp.28000

Abstract

Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are widely used procedures for patients with symptomatic spinal compression fractures. Cement leakage into the paravertebral veins leading to pulmonary embolism is not an uncommon complication and the risk is increased when treating bone metastases. We present a case and images of a patient with previous vertebral compression fractures from metastatic breast cancer treated with vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty which presented imaging findings consistent with pulmonary cement embolism.

 

Keywords

Pulmonary Embolism; Bone Cements; Vertebroplasty; Kyphoplasty; Fractures, Compression.

Author Biography

Margarida Morgado, Department of Radiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Oporto, Portugal

Work History

Sep 2021 - Current: Radiology and Medical Imaging Invited Assistant, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto 

Jan 2019 - Current: Radiology Residency, Department of Radiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João 

Jan 2018 - Dec 2018: General Residency , Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos 

 

Education

Sep 2011 - Aug 2017: Master Degree in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto

 

Affiliations

Sociedade Portuguesa de Radiologia e Medicina Nuclear (SPRMN)
Comissão Nacional de Internos de Radiologia (CNIR)
European Society of Radiology (ESR)
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR)
European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR)

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Published

2023-04-30

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 1 (2023)

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