title: Systemic air embolism after transthoracic lung biopsy: A case report and review of literature.
abstract: Computed tomography (CT)-guided lung biopsy is a common diagnostic procedure that is associated with various complications, including pneumothorax, hemoptysis and parenchymal hemorrhage. Systemic air embolism is a very rare (0.07%) but potentially life-threatening complication. We report a fatal case of air embolism to the cerebral and coronary arteries confirmed by head and chest CT, followed by a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Wessam Bou-Assaly, Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor VA Health system, MI 48103, United States.
authors.forename: Wessam
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bou-Assaly
authors.forename: Perry
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pernicano
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hoeffner