FATAL VENOUS AIR EMBOLISM IN A CAT WITH A RETROPHARYNGEAL DIVERTICULUM |
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| Authors: | CHRISTOPHER P OBER TIM C SPOTSWOOD ROBERT HANCOCK |
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| Institution: | Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, USA. ober@vt.edu |
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| Abstract: | A cat with a 1-year history of oropharyngeal foreign bodies was diagnosed with a pharyngeal diverticulum. The cat experienced fatal cardiac arrest during endoscopy, and postmortem radiographs and ultrasound revealed venous air embolism. Venous air embolism is uncommonly reported in veterinary medicine, but is a risk during any procedure that introduces air into a body cavity. Precautions should be taken during these procedures to help minimize the risk of adverse events. |
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| Keywords: | endoscopy pharyngeal diverticulum radiography ultrasound venous air embolism |
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