"Embolism, Fat" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Blocking of a blood vessel by fat deposits in the circulation. It is often seen after fractures of large bones or after administration of CORTICOSTEROIDS.
| Descriptor ID |
D004620
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.355.350.454
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| Concept/Terms |
Embolism, Fat- Embolism, Fat
- Embolisms, Fat
- Fat Embolisms
- Fat Embolism
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Embolism, Fat" by people in Profiles.
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Safety Considerations of Fat Grafting in Buttock Augmentation. Aesthet Surg J. 2021 05 18; 41(Suppl 1):S25-S30.
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Fat embolism syndrome: Do the CT findings correlate with clinical course and severity of symptoms? A clinical-radiological study. Eur J Radiol. 2016 Feb; 85(2):422-7.
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Fatal fat embolism in isolated vertebral compression fracture. Eur Spine J. 2010 Jul; 19 Suppl 2:S200-2.