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Yang, Lee, Suh, Sohn, Kim, Yoo, Kim, Roh, Choi, Kim, Lee, and Son: A Case of Cerebral Air Embolism Occurred after CT-guided Transthoracic Needle Biopsy
Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2004; 57(5): 480-483.

Published online: 30 November 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2004.57.5.480

A Case of Cerebral Air Embolism Occurred after CT-guided Transthoracic Needle Biopsy

Doo Kyung Yang, M.D.1, Soo-Keol Lee, M.D.1, Sung Wan Suh, M.D.1, You Jeong Sohn, M.D.1, Kyoung Tae Kim, M.D.1, Jung Nam Yoo, M.D.1, Jong Kuk Kim, M.D.2, Mee Sook Roh, M.D.3, Pil Jo Choi, M.D.4, Ki Nam Kim, M.D.5, Ki-Nam Lee, M.D.5, Choon Hee Son, M.D.1

1Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.

2Department of Neurology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.

3Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.

4Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.

5Department of Radiology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.

Address for correspondence: Choon Hee Son, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Dongdaisin-dong-3, Seo-goo, Busan, Korea. Phone: 051-240-2874, Fax: 051-240-2963, chshon@daunet.donga.ac.kr

Received 15 June 2004       Accepted 15 July 2004

Copyright©2004. The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. All rights reserved.

Abstract

CT-guided transthoracic needle biopsy is a common procedure for the evaluation of pulmonary and mediastinal lesions. The most frequent complications include pneumothorax, hemorrhage, and hemoptysis. Air embolism especially cerebral embolism is rare but potentially fatal complication after this procedure. Here, we report a case of cerebral air embolism occurred after CT-guided transthoracic needle biopsy for the peripheral lung mass.

Keywords: Cerebral air embolism, Transthoracic needle biopsy

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