Department of Gastroenterology, IsMeTT, UPMC, Palermo, Italy.
Minerva Anestesiol. 2011 Jan;77(1):90-2. Epub 2010 Oct 9.
This is a case of a venous air embolism in a pediatric patient with splenomesenteric portal shunt for portal cavernoma, who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography under inhalator general anesthesia, without using N2O. There is ample data in the literature about the occurrence of venous air embolism during an endoscopic procedure. We believe it is important to call attention to this rare, but possible, and sometimes fatal, complication.
这是一例因门静脉海绵样变性行脾-肠系膜门静脉分流术的小儿患者，在吸入全身麻醉下接受内镜逆行胰胆管造影时发生静脉空气栓塞的病例，未使用一氧化二氮。文献中有大量关于内镜手术过程中发生静脉空气栓塞的资料。我们认为，重要的是要引起人们对这种罕见但可能发生且有时是致命的并发症的关注。
