Echocardiographic accidental finding of asymptomatic cardiac and pulmonary embolism caused by cement leakage after percutaneous vertebroplasty.
Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) is a therapeutic, interventional radiological procedure involving bone cement injection into a vertebral body. Although PVP is considered a minimally invasive procedure, cement leakage into the perivertebral venous system can occur with its migration towards the right heart and the pulmonary circulation. We report a case of accidental finding of asymptomatic cardiac and pulmonary embolism caused by cement leakage after PVP.
Cadeddu
Christian
C
Department of Cardiovascular and Neurological Sciences, University of Cagliari, Monserrato 09042, Italy. cadedduc@unica.it
Nocco
Silvio
S
Secci
Emanuele
E
Deidda
Martino
M
Pirisi
Raimondo
R
Mercuro
Giuseppe
G