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Thromb Haemost 2006; 95(02): 388-389
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612590
Case Report
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Pulmonary cement embolism after vertebroplasty

Marc Righini
1   Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, Geneva, Switzerland
,
Lucka Sekoranja
2   Division of Internal Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
,
Grégoire Le Gal
4   Equipe d’accueil 3878 (GETBO) and Department of Internal Medicine and Chest Diseases (GLG), Brest University Hospital, Brest, France
,
Izabella Favre
2   Division of Internal Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
,
Henri Bounameaux
1   Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, Geneva, Switzerland
,
Jean-Paul Janssens
3   Division of pulmonary diseases, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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Publication History

Received 14 September 2005

Accepted after resubmission 16 December 2005

Publication Date:
11 December 2017 (online)

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