Kallmes, “Asymptomatic and unrecognized cement pulmonary embolism commonly occurswith vertebroplasty,”TheAmerican

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cement PE represents a potentially serious complication following vertebroplasty. To determine the frequency and extent of cement PE during percutaneous vertebroplasty, we performed a retrospective review of chest CT scans obtained in patients who had previously undergone Ն1 vertebroplasty procedure