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Pathogenesis of cerebral air embolism during neodymium-YAG laser photoresection
D J Ross1, Z Mohsenifar, R T Potkin
1Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine.
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|September 1, 1988
Abstract:
We describe a case of air embolism complicating neodymium-YAG laser resection of an endobronchial carcinoid tumor. A 27-year-old man experienced an acute neurologic syndrome during laser photoresection which responded to acute hyperbaric therapy.