Cerebral air embolism: a complication of a bleeding atrioesophageal fistula

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Mar;10(3):A22. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2011.10.013. Epub 2011 Oct 20.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain / pathology
  • Embolism, Air / diagnosis*
  • Embolism, Air / pathology*
  • Esophageal Diseases / complications
  • Esophagus / diagnostic imaging
  • Esophagus / pathology
  • Fistula / complications*
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / pathology
  • Heart Diseases / complications
  • Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Embolism / diagnosis*
  • Intracranial Embolism / pathology*
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed