Nonfatal Systemic Air Embolism: A Grave Complication of Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy (CROSBI ID 273469)
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Podaci o odgovornosti
Kukuljan, Melita ; Kolić, Zlatko ; Vukas, Duje ; Bonifačić, David ; Vrbanec, Kristina
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Nonfatal Systemic Air Embolism: A Grave Complication of Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy
Transthoracic computed tomography-guided core needle biopsy (TTNB) is a well-established method for diagnosing focal pulmonary lesions. However, the dangers associated with this method as well as the significant number of complications caused by it cannot be ignored. Systemic air embolism is a rare but potentially fatal complication that can accompany transthoracic needle biopsies of pulmonary lesions. In this study, we report nonfatal systemic air embolism as a complication of a transthoracic needle core biopsy of a subpleural nodule in the right upper pulmonary lobe of a patient with hemoptysis. Although extremely rare, the complication may result in a transient myocardial ischemia, which is presented with a transient depression of the ST segment.
Air embolism, CT-guided biopsy, needle core lung biopsy
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Podaci o izdanju
50
2018.
44-46
objavljeno
1308-8734
1308-8734
10.5152/eurasianjmed.2018.17091
Povezanost rada
Kliničke medicinske znanosti