title: Extremely rare but potential complication of diffuse brain edema due to air embolism during lung segmentectomy with selected segmental inflation technique by syringe needle during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsunayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Aya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D013510:Pulmonary Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome