Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8825545 | Radiology Case Reports | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Patients undergoing percutaneous lung biopsy are at risk of developing a systemic air embolism. Air embolism may manifest as a catastrophic iatrogenic event with ischemic insult to the end organs, with sites of least resistance such as coronary and cerebral circulation the most susceptible. We review the available literature and present a case of iatrogenic air embolism during computed tomography guided percutaenous lung biopsy under general anesthesia. Management, outcome, and periprocedural factors that may have contributed to the complication are discussed.
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Authors
Dmitriy N. MD, William B. MD, Khalid MD, Akash M. MD,