Cholesterol emboli in transurethral curettings: report of 4 cases.
Cholesterol emboli were observed in tissue obtained by transurethral resection from 4 patients who were followed for 4 years. Two patients died of cardiovascular disease and 1 of failure of union of an ileal-ureterostomy in which cholesterol emboli were found in small submucosal arteries of the ileum.
D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D003475:Curettage; D004617:Embolism / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011467:Prostate / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000473:pathology*
D002784:Cholesterol