Right Hemisphere Cerebral Infarction Due to Air Embolism from Percutaneous Lung Biopsy: A Case Report

• 作者: Chaitanya Ahuja Jeffery J. Critchfield Meghna Chadha Yama Kharoti
• 来源期刊: 放射学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Air EMBOLISM Lung BIOPSY Cerebral INFARCTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) Guidance
• 年，卷（期）: 2013,（3）
• 页码范围: 130-132
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy is a common procedure in interventional radiology. Systemic arterial air embolism causing cerebral infarction is a rare but much feared complication of percutaneous lung biopsy. We present a comprehensive review of iatrogenic air embolism post-lung biopsy, a complication that is often sub optimally managed. Patho-physiology, clinical features, and risk factors and management are reviewed.