FATAL AIR-EMBOLISM DURING RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY

被引:6
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作者
RAZVI, HA
CHIN, JL
BHANDARI, R
机构
[1] UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO HOSP,DIV UROL,LONDON N6G 2K3,ON,CANADA
[2] UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO HOSP,DEPT ANESTHESIA,LONDON,ON,CANADA
关键词
PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; EMBOLISM; AIR;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-5347(17)34974-1
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Air embolism during urological surgery only rarely has been reported. We report a case of fatal air embolism occurring during radical retropubic prostatectomy. This entity is discussed in an attempt to raise the level of awareness of this rare but potentially lethal complication, especially in view of the ever increasing popularity of radical retropubic prostatectomy as the treatment for organ confined carcinoma of the prostate.
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页码:433 / 434
页数:2
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