[Massive intraoperative lung embolism caused by the introduction of a telescope pin (Bailey-Dubow pin) in a child with osteogenesis imperfecta].
We report the case of a massive pulmonary embolism in a three year old boy with osteogenesis imperfecta during a closed insertion of a Bailey-Dubow-rod. An increased intramedullary pressure with consecutive entering of medullary particles or air into the blood stream due to the insertion of the Bailey-Dubow-rod is discussed as the cause of the pulmonary embolus.
D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000601:surgery*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*
Massive intraoperative Lungenembolie während der Einführung eines Teleskopnagels (Bailey-Dubow-Nagel) bei einem Kind mit Osteogenesis imperfecta.