title: Pulmonary embolism following embolization of an arteriovenous malformation.
abstract: The case of a 12-year-old girl who suffered a severe intracranial bleed secondary to a large arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is described. Following investigation the appropriate treatment was considered to be embolization of the AVM, under general anaesthesia, using N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA). During the procedure acute desaturation and pulmonary oedema occurred secondary to accidental pulmonary embolization with NBCA. The management of the procedure and subsequent clinical course is reported and available literature reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Carapiet
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004659:Enbucrilate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000628:therapy*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional
chemical_list: D004659:Enbucrilate