title: Pulmonary embolism by a foreign body that migrated in the inferior vena cava during lumbar spine surgery.
authors.affiliation: Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, Gunma, Japan.
authors.forename: Noritsugu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.affiliation: Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.affiliation: Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Motoji
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukasawa
authors.affiliation: Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takeshi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior