Pulmonary and cerebral oil embolism after hysterosalpingography with oil soluble contrast medium.
Pulmonary oil embolism (POE) is an extremely rare complication of hysterosalpingography (HSG). A case report of a 29-year-old woman who developed confusion and respiratory distress 12 h after HSG is presented. Intravasation of the contrast material was obvious on the HSG. High-resolution CT revealed ground-glass pattern predominantly in the lower lobes. The clinical picture and radiological findings improved on the tenth hospital day. It is believed that this is the first report of high-resolution CT findings in a case complicating HSG.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey. oguzuzun@omu.edu.tr
Oguz
O
Uzun
Serhat
S
Findik
Murat
M
Danaci
Didem
D
Katar
Levent
L
Erkan
D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D007459:Iodized Oil / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media; D007459:Iodized Oil