Two Cases of Cerebral Air Embolism That Occurred during Esophageal Ballooning and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

• Main Authors: Suyeon Park (Author), Ji Yong Ahn (Author), Young Eun Ahn (Author), Sang-Beom Jeon (Author), Sang Soo Lee (Author), Hwoon-Yong Jung (Author), Jin-Ho Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cerebral air embolism is an extremely rare complication of endoscopic procedure and often life threatening. We present two cases of cerebral infarction due to air embolization caused by an endoscopic intervention. The first case occurred during esophageal balloon dilatation for the treatment of a st...