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Multiple cardiac perforations and pulmonary embolism caused by cement leakage after percutaneous vertebroplasty

^a Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Clinic, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
^b Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Received 12 September 2007; accepted 10 December 2007.

^_* Corresponding author. Corresponding author. Address: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Guro Hospital, College of Medicine, Korea University, 80 Guro-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul, 152-703, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 2 2626 1181; fax: +82 2 2626 6377. (Email: mdmjbaek{at}korea.ac.kr).

Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive procedure in which polymethylmethacrylate polymer is used to treat painful diseased vertebral bodies. However, despite its minimally invasive nature and relative safety, cement leakage beyond involved vertebral bodies into the venous system can induce devastating cardiovascular complications. Here, the authors report a case of multiple cardiac perforations and pulmonary embolism caused by cement leakage after percutaneous vertebroplasty.

Key Words: Percutaneous vertebroplasty • Complication • Cardiac perforation • Pulmonary embolism

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