Cerebral Lipiodol Embolism after Interventional Lymphatic Embolization | Chapter 9 | Highlights on Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 8

 Lipiodol droplet migration via intrapulmonary lymphovenous contact may cause neurological symptoms to appear early after intranodal lymphangiography. By embolizing lymph leakages, lipiodol-based lymphangiography serves as a diagnostic and therapeutic method. Patients with potential intracardiac shunts are particularly vulnerable. Treatment is reassuring.

Author (s) Details

Piet Waelkens
Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium.

Sofian Bouneb
Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium.

Johan Vandommele
Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium.

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