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Anterior spinal artery syndrome after the embolisation of bronchial arteries to control hemoptysis: A warning
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 2, No 3 | a1639 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v2i3.1639
| © 2018 P. Szkup, M. Hopley, A. Mochan
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Submitted: 17 August 2018 | Published: 31 August 1997
Submitted: 17 August 2018 | Published: 31 August 1997
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P. Szkup, Department of Radiology, Baragwanath Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaM. Hopley, Respiratory Unit, Department of Medicine, Baragwanath Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
A. Mochan, Department of Neurology, Baragwanath Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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Spinal cord ischaemia following embolisation of bronchial arteries to control hemoptysis is reported. This rare complication occurred despite lack of visualisation of blood supply to the spinal cord during preliminary arteriography.
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