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Publications and source records attributed to M O Bernstein.
Air embolism is a rare but potentially lethal complication of surgical procedures. We report an air embolus that occurred during pulsed saline lavage of a perineal laceration in a patient with an open pelvic fracture. Treatment consisted of aspiration of air from central venous lines and the patient recovered without sequelae.
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A very unusual association of crossed testicular ectopia, with bilaterally duplicated vasa deferentia, was encountered in an otherwise normal 10-year-old boy who presented with bilateral cryptorchism. The left testis was palpable in the groin; the right was nonpalpable. Because of ductal fusion, both testes were brought down on the same side to avoid damage during separation, with placement of the testes in either hemiscrotum through a transseptal incision.