Cardiac tamponade as a complication of thin-needle aspiration lung biopsy.
Thin-needle aspiration lung biopsy has become an important diagnostic technique in chest disease. Complications, other than pneumothorax, are infrequent. We report a case of acute cardiac tamponade complicating biopsy of a lesion near the mediastinum. Caution should be exercised in selecting patients for, and in performing biopsies in, or close to the mediastinum.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography