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Cement venogram portends methacrylate embolism. The patient underwent kyphoplasty of T12, L2, and L5. He presented with acute hypoxic respiratory failure 3 days later. CT angiogram of the chest demonstrated multiple subsegmental pulmonary artery cement emboli (curvilinear arrows, a and b). He was noted to have cement venogram on fluoroscopy at time of the procedure (straight arrow, c). The patient was managed conservatively with improvement in oxygenation and discharge 2 days later.
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Computed tomography (CT) angiogram of the chest was obtained, which demonstrated bilateral subsegmental pulmonary artery cement embolization (Figure 1(a) and (b)). T12 (Figure 1(c)). The patient was managed conservatively with improvement in oxygenation at discharge.