Pulmonary air embolism associated with proximal bland thrombus

We report a case of pulmonary air embolism associated with proximal bland thrombus seen on computed tomography pulmonary angiography in a 49-year-old man, who developed acute hypoxia following removal of central venous catheter.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Radiology Case Reports
Main Authors:	Adriana Morales-Cardenas, MD, John Kosiuk, MD, Alexandre Semionov, MD,PhD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-06-01
Subjects:	Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary air embolism Computed tomography pulmonary angiography Central venous catheterization
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320300686

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