title: Fatal air embolism following air cystometrogram.
abstract: A case of fatal air embolism following a routine air cystometrogram is reported. This is the first apparent complication of this type reported with air cystometrogram.
authors.affiliation: Akron City Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Summers
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Keitzer
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Wilkerson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis