Published June 2004
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Journal article
Fatal paradoxical pulmonary air embolism complicating percutaneous computed tomography-guided needle biopsy of the lung
- 1. Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab (India). Dept. of Radiology and Medicine
Description
A 63-year-old man with left upper zone haziness on chest X-ray and an infiltrative lesion with a pleural mass in the left upper lobe on CT scan was scheduled for CT-guided percutaneous trans-thoracic needle biopsy. During the procedure, the patient had massive haemoptysis and cardiorespiratory arrest and could not be revived. Post-mortem CT showed air in the right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery and also in the left atrium and aorta. A discussion on paradoxical air embolism following percutaneous trans-thoracic needle biopsy is presented Copyright (2004) Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Australasian Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 48
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 204-206
- ISSN
- 0004-8461
- CODEN
- AURDAW
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Australia
- Country of Input or Organization
- Australia
- INIS RN
- 37095846
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOPSY; CAT SCANNING; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; FIRST AID; HEART; INDIA; LUNGS; PATIENTS; TUBERCULOSIS
- Descriptors DEC
- ASIA; BACTERIAL DISEASES; BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; MEDICINE; ORGANS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY
Optional Information
- Notes
- 5 refs., 1 figs.