| Literature DB >> 20335438 |
H-M Cheng1, K-H Chiang, P-Y Chang, Y-F Chou, H-W Huang, A S-B Chou, P-S Yen.
Abstract
CT-guided transthoracic lung biopsy is becoming a widely accepted procedure for the diagnosis of pulmonary lesions. The rate of severe complications following such a procedure has been reported. Of these complications, air embolism is the most likely to be fatal. We report a case of right coronary air embolism resulting in myocardial infarction after a CT-guided percutaneous needle biopsy of the lung. The patient died from underlying malignant disease 4 months later.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20335438 PMCID: PMC3473448 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/39096533
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Radiol ISSN: 0007-1285 Impact factor: 3.039