Iatrogenic Air Embolism Following CT-guided Lung Biopsy This patient suffered an air embolism following a CT-guided lung biopsy to evaluate a lung mass. Could this serious complication have been prevented?
Simultaneous Coronary and Cerebral Air Embolism after CT-Guided ... An air embolism in the arterial system is a rare but serious sequela of lung biopsy . We describe the case of a patient who presented with acute cardiac and ...
Systemic air embolism after transthoracic lung biopsy: A case report ... 28 May 2010 ... Computed tomography (CT)-guided lung biopsy is a common diagnostic procedure that is associated with various complications, including ...
Systemic Air Embolism following CT-guided Lung Biopsy - Journal ... Systemic Air Embolism following CT-guided Lung Biopsy ... She was referred to the interventional radiology unit for imaging-guided biopsy of the peripheral lung ...
Systemic air embolism during lung biopsy - BJA - Oxford Journals Editor—Percutaneous biopsy guided by computed tomographic (CT) scan is commonly used for the diagnosis of pulmonary lesions.1 The occurrence of a ...
A Case of Cranial Air Embolism after Transthoracic Lung Biopsy ... A Case of Cranial Air Embolism after Transthoracic. Lung Biopsy. To the Editor: A 54-year-old female smoker with asthma had an incidental left lung nodule of ...
Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy Complicated by Air ... Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy Complicated by Air Embolism ... Feldmeier JE, Czarnecki D. Air embolism complicating percutaneous lung biopsy .
Massive Air Embolism After Lung Biopsy - Circulation A, Computed tomography-guided lung biopsy of infiltrates was performed with an 18-gauge needle and the patient in prone position. B, Air embolism after lung ...
Air Embolism and Needle Track Implantation Complicating CT ... A case with air embolism was considered to be a patient with hypotension ... Keywords: air embolism, CT, lung biopsy, needle track implantation, pulmonary vein.
Guidelines for radiologically guided lung biopsy -- Manhire et al. 58 ... Lung biopsy is a relatively frequently performed procedure with considerable .... or pulmonary haemorrhage, pulmonary venous air embolism leading to air ...