title: Cardiac perforation and tricuspid regurgitation as a complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty.
abstract: Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive technique that is used to treat vertebral fractures, tumors and osteolytic vertebral metastases. However, cement leakage to the venous system is a potential source of serious complications after percutaneous vertebroplasty. We report a 65-year-old female patient who demonstrated cardiac perforation, pulmonary cement embolism, and tricuspid regurgitation, and these were all caused by venous leakage of polymethylmethacrylate as a complication of the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kuk Hui
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Jae Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Kyung
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Ho Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Son
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D019300:Medical Errors; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate