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A Case of Cerebral Air Embolism that Occurred after CT-guided Transthoracic Needle Biopsy  

Yang, Doo Kyung (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
Lee, Soo-Keol (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
Suh, Sung Wan (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
Sohn, You Jeong (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
Kim, Kyoung Tae (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
Yoo, Jung Nam (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
Kim, Jong Kuk (Department of Neurology, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
Roh, Mee Sook (Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
Choi, Pil Jo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
Kim, Ki Nam (Department of Radiology, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
Lee, Ki-Nam (Department of Radiology, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
Son, Choon Hee (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.57, no.5, 2004 , pp. 480-483 More about this Journal
Abstract
CT-guided transthoracic needle biopsy is a common procedure for the evaluation of pulmonary and mediastinal lesions. The most frequent complications include pneumothorax, hemorrhage, and hemoptysis. Air embolism, and especially cerebral embolism, is a rare but potentially fatal complication after this procedure. Here, we report on a case of cerebral air embolism that occurred after CT-guided transthoracic needle biopsy for the peripheral lung mass.
Keywords
Cerebral air embolism; Transthoracic needle biopsy;
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