Abstract

STOYANOV, Vladimir Petkov; GUTIERREZ SANCHEZ, Maria Jose; YAUNER LOZA, Arelys  and  MARTIN NAVARRO, Juan Antonio. Pulmonary cement embolism in haemodialysis. Port J Nephrol Hypert [online]. 2016, vol.30, n.1, pp.59-64. ISSN 0872-0169.

Chronic care in haemodialysis patients usually requires a multi-system approach. Metabolic bone disorders in chronic kidney disease often cause physical disabilities and require new therapeutic strategies to maintain a good quality of life. Percutaneous cement vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty are widely used to treat compressive vertebral fractures but higher rate of comorbidities in renal patients often cause some complications. We present an unusual case of late pulmonary cement embolism in an elderly haemodialysis patient. Curiously, in spite of a large number of vertebral augmentation procedures performed in the world, this is the first report of pulmonary cement embolism in a dialysis patient.

Keywords : Haemodialysis; balloon kyphoplasty; pulmonary cement embolism; vertebral augmentation procedures; vertebral compressive fractures.

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