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Acute coronary artery air embolism following CT-guided lung biopsy. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2005;28(1):131-4

Date

12/17/2004

Pubmed ID

15602640

DOI

10.1007/s00270-004-0118-1

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-16844362153 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   43 Citations

Abstract

CT-guided needle biopsy is a common procedure for obtaining a tissue diagnosis and consequently correctly managing patients. This procedure has many potential complications, ranging from simple pneumothorax or self-limiting hemoptysis to life-threatening pulmonary hemorrhage and air embolism. Though the latter is a rare complication of CT-guided needle biopsy, it has attracted a lot of interest. We report a case of right coronary air embolism resulting in myocardial infarction after a CT-guided percutaneous needle biopsy of the lung.

Author List

Mansour A, AbdelRaouf S, Qandeel M, Swaidan M

Author

Monther Qandeel MBChB Assistant Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Acute Disease
Biopsy, Needle
Coronary Vessels
Embolism, Air
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction
Pleural Neoplasms
Radiography, Interventional
Tomography, X-Ray Computed