Turillazzi Emanuela, Pomara Cristoforo, Bisceglia Raffaella, Neri Margherita, Riezzo Irene, Pomara Giorgio, Francesca Francesco, Fineschi Vittorio
Department of Forensic Pathology, University of Foggia, Ospedale Colonnello D'Avanzo, Foggia, Italy.
Urology. 2009 Mar;73(3):681.e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.03.028. Epub 2008 Jun 2.
Vascular air embolism (VAE) can be a lethal complication of surgical approaches, and it has been documented in various urologic procedures. A case of VAE complicating a percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a 47-year-old man is presented, well documented by immunohistochemical examination of lung samples and three-dimensional imaging of histologic sections with confocal laser scanning microscopy.
