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Erschienen in: Clinical Neuroradiology 4/2012

01.12.2012 | Correspondence

Fatal Cerebral Venous Air Embolism During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography—Case Report and Review of the Literature

verfasst von: C. Nern, D. Bellut, N. Husain, A. Pangalu, U. Schwarz, A. Valavanis

Erschienen in: Clinical Neuroradiology | Ausgabe 4/2012

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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a routine minimally invasive technique for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. According to a multicenter study in 1998, the rate of major complications was 1.38 % in diagnostic and 5.4 % in therapeutic ERCPs; fatal complications occurred in 0.21 and 0.49 % respectively [1] and were even lower in centers with high case volumes. Major complications include pancreatitis, cholangitis, duodenal perforation, hemorrhage, and the exceedingly rare event of systemic air embolism. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Fatal Cerebral Venous Air Embolism During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography—Case Report and Review of the Literature
verfasst von
C. Nern
D. Bellut
N. Husain
A. Pangalu
U. Schwarz
A. Valavanis
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2012
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Clinical Neuroradiology / Ausgabe 4/2012
Print ISSN: 1869-1439
Elektronische ISSN: 1869-1447
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-012-0155-0

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