Fatal Intracardiac Embolism Following Cement‐Augmented Pedicle Screw Instrumentation: A Case Report
Raul Eduardo Reyes Toledo, Laura Catalina Arcos, Jorge Alberto Carrillo, Satabdi Datta Choudhury · 2026
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Description
Raul Eduardo Reyes Toledo and co-authors report a fatal case of cement traveling to the heart after spine surgery, in a case report from 2026. The surgery used screws strengthened with bone cement to steady the spine. It is common for patients with weak bones, but leaked cement can cause severe harm.
The patient was a man aged sixty-seven with advanced kidney cancer who had severe back pain and leg weakness. Scans showed a tumor mass pressing on the spinal canal. After surgery to free the cord and fix the spine, he developed sudden breathlessness and chest pain within a day. Scans found cement in a large vein, the lung arteries, and the heart, where it had pierced the heart wall. The case warns of a rare but deadly risk.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Raul Eduardo Reyes Toledo, Laura Catalina Arcos, Jorge Alberto Carrillo, Satabdi Datta Choudhury |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |