Case report: Systemic air embolism after percutaneous microwave ablation of an unresectable metastatic lung lesion
Systemic air embolism, though rare, poses a significant risk as a complication of CT-guided lung lesion ablation. This condition often arises from the formation of a transient bronchovascular fistula, which can occur when a needle punctures the lung or accidentally breaches a pulmonary vein. In this...
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| author | Wei Tang Fandong Zhu Jianfeng Yang Ting Wang Zhenhua Zhao Jiangfeng Feng |
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| description | Systemic air embolism, though rare, poses a significant risk as a complication of CT-guided lung lesion ablation. This condition often arises from the formation of a transient bronchovascular fistula, which can occur when a needle punctures the lung or accidentally breaches a pulmonary vein. In this report, we present a case involving acute cerebral infarction resulting from retrograde venous embolism linked to a fistula between the pleural cavity and pulmonary artery after pulmonary ablation. The patient demonstrated clear signs and symptoms but ultimately recovered fully and was discharged without lasting effects. This case underscores the critical need for ongoing vigilance and proactive measures to prevent air embolism during such medical procedures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d0f4c50f8e4b4d97b49d670359bde1f12024-11-26T05:10:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2024-11-011410.3389/fonc.2024.14763461476346Case report: Systemic air embolism after percutaneous microwave ablation of an unresectable metastatic lung lesionWei Tang0Fandong Zhu1Jianfeng Yang2Ting Wang3Zhenhua Zhao4Jiangfeng Feng5Department of Radiology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Shaoxing City Women and Children Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing, ChinaSystemic air embolism, though rare, poses a significant risk as a complication of CT-guided lung lesion ablation. This condition often arises from the formation of a transient bronchovascular fistula, which can occur when a needle punctures the lung or accidentally breaches a pulmonary vein. In this report, we present a case involving acute cerebral infarction resulting from retrograde venous embolism linked to a fistula between the pleural cavity and pulmonary artery after pulmonary ablation. The patient demonstrated clear signs and symptoms but ultimately recovered fully and was discharged without lasting effects. This case underscores the critical need for ongoing vigilance and proactive measures to prevent air embolism during such medical procedures.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2024.1476346/fullsystemic air embolismmicrowave ablationmetastatic lung lesionscase reportlung biopsy |
| spellingShingle | Wei Tang Fandong Zhu Jianfeng Yang Ting Wang Zhenhua Zhao Jiangfeng Feng Case report: Systemic air embolism after percutaneous microwave ablation of an unresectable metastatic lung lesion Frontiers in Oncology systemic air embolism microwave ablation metastatic lung lesions case report lung biopsy |
| title | Case report: Systemic air embolism after percutaneous microwave ablation of an unresectable metastatic lung lesion |
| title_full | Case report: Systemic air embolism after percutaneous microwave ablation of an unresectable metastatic lung lesion |
| title_fullStr | Case report: Systemic air embolism after percutaneous microwave ablation of an unresectable metastatic lung lesion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case report: Systemic air embolism after percutaneous microwave ablation of an unresectable metastatic lung lesion |
| title_short | Case report: Systemic air embolism after percutaneous microwave ablation of an unresectable metastatic lung lesion |
| title_sort | case report systemic air embolism after percutaneous microwave ablation of an unresectable metastatic lung lesion |
| topic | systemic air embolism microwave ablation metastatic lung lesions case report lung biopsy |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2024.1476346/full |
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