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. 2011 Jun;28(2):267-70.
doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1280678.

Systemic air embolism

Jonathan Lorenz  1
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Systemic air embolism

Jonathan Lorenz. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2011 Jun.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
A 62-year-old man with a history of weight loss and a cough productive of blood-tinged sputum. Preliminary computed tomography scan shows a 1.5 cm mass in the right middle lobe abutting a pulmonary venous branch.
Figure 2
Figure 2
After passage of a 19-gauge introducer needle from an anterior approach through the minor fissure, a follow-up computed tomography scan showed a moderate anterior pneumothorax. Samples were then attempted using a 20-gauge aspiration needle.
Figure 3
Figure 3
After attempting the first fine need aspiration, the patient became unresponsive. Follow-up head computed tomography shows air in the distribution of the anterior and middle cerebral circulation.
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