Miller R A, Kellett M J, Wickham J E
J Urol (Paris). 1984;90(5):337-9.
We report a single case of air embolism following air pyelography in a patient undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy. The significance of this finding and the implications for gas nephroscopy and the use of irrigants, stone solvents, coagulants and local anaesthetics are discussed.