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01-02-2018 | Imaging in Intensive Care Medicine
Massive air embolism in the abdominal aorta
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 2/2018
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A 72-year-old man received 200 ml of air during a procedure of endovascular stenting of the superior mesenteric artery. A massive arterial air embolus (AAE) and a hydroaeric level were seen in the lumen of the superior mesenteric artery, the hepatic artery, and in the abdominal aorta on the computed tomography (Fig. 1). Within a few minutes, he developed hemodynamic shock. The patient fully recovered after one session of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Fig. 1
a Hydroaeric level in the lumen of abdominal aorta. b Air in 100% of the superior mesenteric artery. c Air in 100% of the hepatic artery
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