Systemic Air Embolism after Percutaneous Lung Biopsy: A Manageable Complication.
CT-guided percutaneous biopsy is a resourceful and widely used tool to evaluate pulmonary nodules that frequently avoids costly and unnecessary surgeries. Severe complications occur in less than 1% of cases and include gas embolism, which is rarely documented. We report a case of gas embolism after transthoracic biopsies and discuss the pathophysiology and the benefits of early diagnosis and proper management.
['Fiore|Lucas|L|', 'Frenk|Nathan Elie|NE|', 'Martins|Guilherme Lopes Pinheiro|GLP|', 'Viana|Publio Cesar Cavalcante|PCC|', 'de Menezes|Marcos Roberto|MR|']
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic D001018:Aortic Diseases D062005:Biopsy, Large-Core Needle D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation D004618:Embolism, Air D005260:Female D006323:Heart Arrest D006801:Humans D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms D008168:Lung D008175:Lung Neoplasms D008875:Middle Aged
Air embolism Gas embolism CT guided lung biopsy Computed tomography Lung tumor