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  • Title: Delayed presentation of cerebral arterial gas embolism following proven intraoperative venous air embolism.
    Author: Harvey WR, Lee CJ, Koch SM, Butler BD.
    Journal: J Neurosurg Anesthesiol; 1996 Jan; 8(1):26-9. PubMed ID: 8719189.
    Abstract:
    We describe the case of a 33-year-old woman who suffered a delayed-onset arterial gas embolism following a significant venous air embolism during surgery to remove an acoustic neuroma. We report the management of the problem and discuss the mechanisms by which this event might have occurred.
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