title: Pulmonary cement embolization after vertebroplasty, an uncommon presentation of pulmonary embolism: A case report and literature review.
abstract: Pulmonary Cement Embolization (PCE) is a rare complication of vertebroplasty surgery. There is no clear guideline for management of this entity. There is no definite protocol for anticoagulation in PCE. This is a case report of our patient who was diagnosed to have Pulmonary Cement Embolization, which was quite significant involving both lungs. She was successfully managed without long term anticoagulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fortis Hospitals, Bangaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Nishant
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fortis Hospitals, Bangaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Padegal
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fortis Hospitals, Bangaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Satish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satyanarayana
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Fortis Hospitals, Bangaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Hassan Krishnamurthy
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Santosh
keywords: Anticoagulation; pulmonary cement embolization; vertebroplasty