Contrast media extravasation

Case contributed by David Cuete , 18 Apr 2013
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Bruno Di Muzio, 24 Sep 2015

Updates to Case Attributes

Presentation was changed:
Critical care patient for a CT study in search of pancreatitis.
Race changed from Hispanic/Latino to .
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This case shows a small extravasion of  low-osmolar contrast media (15ml) with a power inyector. The contrast media injection was stopped just the soft tissue volume increase was visible. After extravasion protocol applied, the patient did not suffer any complications.

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Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

X-rays shows diffuse contrast medium in the subcutaneous space.

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Image X-ray (Frontal) ( update )

Perspective was set to Frontal.
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

Image X-ray (Lateral) ( update )

Perspective was set to Lateral.
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

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WhichIn which patients commonly occurs extravasation of contrast media commonly occurs?

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