title: Multiple cholesterol embolization syndrome: a lethal complication of vascular procedures. Report of two histologically proven cases.
abstract: Two cases of multiple cholesterol embolization syndrome (MCES) leading to death are presented. Rarely described and labeled as a "great masquerader", its presence in the medical literature is growing, since it is best diagnosed, but despite the high frequency with which MCES may occur, only a few cases are reported. This syndrome is not universally recognised.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Department, Complejo Hospitalario, Leon, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernández-Samos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Suarez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ortega
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zorita
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vazquez
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Morán
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Morán
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barrios
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vaquero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D017700:Embolism, Cholesterol / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome