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| Year : 2009 | Volume
: 13
| Issue : 2 | Page : 108--112 |
Fatal cerebral arterial gas embolism after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Pradeep Rangappa1, Britta Uhde2, Roger W Byard2, Alex Wurm2, Peter D Thomas2
1 Columbia Asia Referral Hospital, Yeshwantpur, Bangalore - 560 055, India,
2 Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA-5000,
Correspondence Address:
Pradeep Rangappa
Columbia Asia Referral Hospital, Yeshwantpur, Bangalore - 560 055, India
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.56061 PMID: 19881196
We report the case of a 50-year-old woman undergoing elective endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, who developed coma and hemiparesis secondary to severe cerebral artery gas embolism. Despite prompt diagnosis and early hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO 2 ) she developed severe cerebral edema and died within 24 h.
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