Hydrophilic polymer embolism: an underrecognized iatrogenic cause of ischemia, inflammation, and coagulopathy

Hum Pathol. 2015 Mar;46(3):488-9. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2014.11.022. Epub 2014 Dec 31.

Authors

Rupal I Mehta¹, Rashi I Mehta², Youngjae Chun³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, University of Maryland, 22 South Greene St, NBW81C Baltimore, MD 21201. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Radiology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210.
³ Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Comment

MeSH terms

Cerebral Infarction / etiology*
Embolization, Therapeutic / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy*
Polymers / adverse effects*
Prostheses and Implants / adverse effects*

Substances

Polymers

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