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VI.h

VI - Pulmonary vasculopathy

Cement embolism

Last update 17/06/2026

The foreign acrylate pulmonary endovascular material is typically electron-dense on unhenhanced imaging. See under VIg, VIv, and Pathology XVag

Causative drugs

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Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

Cement (bone cement, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty)
II.b
V.n
VI.e
VI.h
VI.t
VI.v
X.f
XII.ao
XII.bd
XV.ae
XV.ai
XVI.ax
XVIII.g
Cyanoacrylate (N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate-Histoacryl)
II.b
V.b
VI.h
VI.v
VI.af
XI.b
XVIII.g
Methacrylate - Methylmethacrylate
IV.a
IV.aa
VI.h
X.c
X.g
XVIII.g
Vertebroplasty (kyphoplasty)
V.n
VI.e
VI.h
VI.o
VIII.c
IX.x
XV.ae