Coronary artery air embolism complicating a CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy

Coronary artery air embolism complicating a CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy

Coronary arterial air embolism is an extremely rare but readily recognizable condition on computed tomography (CT) that may complicate a lung biopsy. We present an incidence of symptomatic air embolism into the right coronary artery during a percutaneous CT-guided lung biopsy that was successfully r...

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Main Authors: Ashwin Deshmukh, Nirav Kadavani, Ritu Kakkar, Shrinivas Desai, Ganapathi M Bhat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
Subjects:
air embolism
coronary artery
interventional radiology
lung biopsy
thoracic imaging
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ijri.IJRI_347_18
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Summary:Coronary arterial air embolism is an extremely rare but readily recognizable condition on computed tomography (CT) that may complicate a lung biopsy. We present an incidence of symptomatic air embolism into the right coronary artery during a percutaneous CT-guided lung biopsy that was successfully recognized during the procedure and managed accordingly. An active search for this complication should be made when the patient deteriorates on table and the usual complications (pneumothorax, vasovagal shock, etc.) are ruled out, as immediate resuscitative measures could be life-saving.
ISSN:0971-3026
1998-3808

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