title: Systemic air embolism causing acute stroke and myocardial infarction after percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy-a case report.
abstract: Computed tomography (CT)-guided transthoracic lung biopsy is a common procedure for the diagnosis of pulmonary lesion. Pneumothorax, pulmonary hemorrhage and hemoptysis are the most common complications of the procedure. Air embolism is a rare serious complication. We reported a case with air embolism related acute ischemic stroke and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) simultaneously after percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, No. 135, Nanxium St, Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan. 161450@cch.org.tw.
authors.forename: Wei-Heng
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.affiliation: Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan. 100102@cch.org.tw.
authors.forename: Chun-Chi
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan. 95977@cch.org.tw.
authors.forename: Shang-Yun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan. 84969@cch.org.tw.
authors.forename: Chiung-Ying
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, No. 135, Nanxium St, Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan. 156283@cch.org.tw.|Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Taipei, and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. 156283@cch.org.tw.|Institutes of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. 156283@cch.org.tw.
authors.forename: Bing-Yen
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods