Cerebral Fat Embolism as a Rare Complication of Postgastrectomy: Case Report
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
;
: 591-594, 2004.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-175480
ABSTRACT
Cerebral fat embolism syndrome is a rare complication of trauma, and it particularly involves fractures of the long bones. This syndrome may occur in a diverse series of conditions such as diabetes mellitus, acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis, acute fatty cirrhosis, prolonged corticosteroid therapy, lymphography and liposuction. The author reports the CT and MRI findings in a patient with cerebral fat embolism that occurred as a rare complication of postgastrectomy.
Full text:
Available
Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pancreatitis
/
Fibrosis
/
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
/
Lymphography
/
Lipectomy
/
Diabetes Mellitus
/
Embolism, Fat
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS