DEAR DR. ROACH: During my recent visit with my optometrist, a retinal embolus (a Hollenhorst plaque) was discovered in my right eye. It was stated that this embolus could possibly dislodge, travel to ...

Systemic air emboli, both arterial and venous, are an uncommon complication of lung biopsy guided by computed tomography (CT). Direct communication between the vasculature and air source with a ...

Ischemic strokes are frequently caused by emboli. Emboli have a propensity to lodge in certain areas. In the right internal carotid artery (ICA) angiogram shown above [centered where the distal ...

The routine use of computed tomography (CT) pulmonary angiography for the detection of pulmonary emboli has led to overdiagnosis of the condition, according to a new study published online July 2 in ...

Sudden onset of visual loss from retinal artery occlusion has a poor prognosis. Ophthalmologists routinely aggressively massage an eye with acute retinal artery occlusion for only a few minutes at ...

A 57 year-old man with presented with weakness and apraxia of the left arm and leg. Shower of Emboli: Diffusion weighted MRIs. Note the multiple areas of diffusion abnormalities that indicate acute ...

While fat emboli are common and generally resolve on their own, they can lead to a serious condition called fat embolism syndrome (FES). FES can cause inflammation, multi-organ dysfunction, and ...

Fat embolism management may consist of a combination of supportive care and medications, as well as orthopedic surgery to help address related bone fractures. Fat embolism refers to a collection of ...

Figure 1: Emboli that fail to be washed out undergo extravasation leading to re-establishment of blood flow. Several mechanisms could explain the translocation of embolic material outside the vessel ...

The purpose of this study was to confirm that the grades of lymph vessel tumor emboli in biopsy specimens obtained before neoadjuvant therapy and in the surgical specimens obtained after neoadjuvant ...

MANCHESTER, England, April 28  Spontaneous cerebral blood clots appear to be a common pathology of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, and they may be targets for prevention or treatment ...