Cerebral Air Embolism During Air Flight—Neuroimaging and Management

Brennan, David; Brennan, Paul; O’Rourke, James; Looby, Seamus

doi:10.1017/cjn.2016.288

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“…Both the malignancy and the EGD procedures are independent risk factors for the development of CAE. A mechanism of air entry previously proposed by Brennan et al 7 argues that during swallowing the positive pressure produced in the esophagus forces air through a fistula into the left atrium. We could not visualize a fistula during our workup and autopsy was not performed.…”

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