title: [Cerebral air embolism after percutaneous lung puncture].
abstract: Cerebral air embolism is a rare but serious complication to percutaneous transthoracic fine needle aspiration of the lung. A case is described after puncture of a tumour in the right lung with a 0.6 mm needle. The patient developed paralysis of the upper and lower extremities on his left side, probably due to an air embolism in the right middle cerebral artery. He was fully restituted after early hyperbaric treatment with oxygen.
authors.affiliation: Lungeavdelingen, Haukeland sykehus, Bergen.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Omenaas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hustad
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Gilhus
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Cerebral luftemboli etter perkutan lungepunksjon.