Fatal paradoxical pulmonary air embolism complicating percutaneous computed tomography‐guided needle biopsy of the lung
- 30 June 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Australasian Radiology
- Vol. 48 (2), 204-206
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1673.2004.01297.x
Abstract
A 63-year-old man with left upper zone haziness on chest X-ray and an infiltrative lesion with a pleural mass in the left upper lobe on CT scan was scheduled for CT-guided percutaneous trans-thoracic needle biopsy. During the procedure, the patient had massive haemoptysis and cardiorespiratory arrest and could not be revived. Post-mortem CT showed air in the right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery and also in the left atrium and aorta. A discussion on paradoxical air embolism following percutaneous trans-thoracic needle biopsy is presented.Keywords
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