Systemic air embolism detected during percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy: report of two cases and a proposal for a routine postprocedure computed tomography scan of the aorto-cardiac region

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• 作者：Hsueh-Li Kuo ; Lili Cheng ; Ta-Jung Chung
• 关键词：Air embolism ; CT-guided needle biopsy ; Lung biopsy ; Complications
• 刊名：Clinical Imaging
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：January-February 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：34
• 期：1
• 页码：53-56
• 全文大小：379 K

文摘

Systemic air embolism is a rare but potentially fatal complication of percutaneous transthoracic biopsy. Herein, we report two cases of nonfatal air embolism that occurred during a computed tomography (CT)-guided lung biopsy. It can be concluded that postprocedure CT scans of the aorto-cardiac region and attention focused on systemic air on CT scan images during biopsy procedures can be helpful for early recognition of the complication, a step that is important for successful treatment.