Tuberc Respir Dis.
2004 Nov;57(5):480-483.
A Case of Cerebral Air Embolism Occurred after CT-guided Transthoracic Needle Biopsy
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. chshon@daunet.donga.ac.kr
- 2Department of Neurology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
- 4Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
- 5Department of Radiology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Abstract
- CT-guided transthoracic needle biopsy is a common procedure for the evaluation of pulmonary and mediastinal lesions. The most frequent complications include pneumothorax, hemorrhage, and hemoptysis. Air embolism especially cerebral embolism is rare but potentially fatal complication after this procedure. Here, we report a case of cerebral air embolism occurred after CT-guided transthoracic needle biopsy for the peripheral lung mass.
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