title: Echocardiographic accidental finding of asymptomatic cardiac and pulmonary embolism caused by cement leakage after percutaneous vertebroplasty.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Neurological Sciences, University of Cagliari, Monserrato 09042, Italy. cadedduc@unica.it
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cadeddu
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nocco
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Secci
authors.forename: Martino
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deidda
authors.forename: Raimondo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pirisi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mercuro