title: Embolus of surgical adhesive to the extremities causing acute ischemia: report of two cases.
abstract: We present 2 cases in which a surgical adhesive embolized to the extremities. In the first case an adhesive was successfully used in the repair of a DeBakey type I aortic dissection. The patient was seen 2 months postoperatively with acute lower extremity ischemia, and a large piece of adhesive was extracted from the iliac and femoral arteries at embolectomy. In the second case the adhesive was used to seal a pericardial patch during repair of a ventricular septal defect. This patient was seen 1 day postoperatively with acute arm ischemia, and the adhesive particle was extracted from the brachial artery during embolectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baylor Medical College, Houston, TX 77030, USA. marlonaguerrero@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Guerrero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Lumsden
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reardon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Howell
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D017128:Embolectomy; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D014014:Tissue Adhesives