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Cerebral air embolism during CT-guided lung biopsy
A patient with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, on the waiting list for liver transplantation, presented with lung nodule during initial evaluation. A CT-guided core needle lung biopsy under general anaesthesia was performed. Pneumothorax (figure 1) and a large amount of gas within the left ventricle (figure 2) were identified during the procedure. Neurological focal signs (drowsiness, conjugate eye deviation and right hemiparesis) were observed in the anaesthesia-recovery period. A brain CT scan was immediately obtained, showing cerebral air embolism (figure 3). Initial resuscitation and hyperbaric oxygen therapy w...
Source: Thorax - October 14, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Rocha, R. D., Azevedo, A. A., Falsarella, P. M., Rahal, A., Garcia, R. G. Tags: Images in Thorax, Journalology, Screening (oncology), Venous thromboembolism, Pulmonary embolism, Transplantation, Ethics Chest clinic Source Type: research