Abstract
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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 53-56 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Clinical Imaging |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 Jan 1 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging