Acute coronary artery air embolism following CT-guided lung biopsy.
CT-guided needle biopsy is a common procedure for obtaining a tissue diagnosis and consequently correctly managing patients. This procedure has many potential complications, ranging from simple pneumothorax or self-limiting hemoptysis to life-threatening pulmonary hemorrhage and air embolism. Though the latter is a rare complication of CT-guided needle biopsy, it has attracted a lot of interest. We report a case of right coronary air embolism resulting in myocardial infarction after a CT-guided percutaneous needle biopsy of the lung.
Mansour
Asem
A
King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan. Amansour@khcc.jo
AbdelRaouf
Salah
S
Qandeel
Monther
M
Swaidan
Maisa
M
D000208:Acute Disease; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed