Asymptomatic air collection in the left atrium after computed tomography-guided lung biopsy

Autor:	Akitoshi Inoue, Masatsugu Ohuchi, Shuhei Inoue
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Surgery Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Zdroj:	Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 30:129-131
ISSN:	2149-8156 1301-5680
DOI:	10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2022.21058
Popis:	Systemic air embolism is a fatal lung biopsy complication, despite its low incidence. Incidental air immigration into the pulmonary vein passing through the left heart circulation results in air embolism in percutaneous lung biopsy. Herein, we report a 73-year-old man who presented with massive air collection in the left atrium after computed tomography-guided lung biopsy which resolved without any symptom. Computed tomography fluoroscopy confirmed the gradual absorption process.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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