Case Study Medicine 2019

Cerebral arterial air embolism after computed tomography-guided hook-wire localization of a pulmonary nodule: A case report.

Wang MY, Liu YS, An XB, Li K, Liu YJ, Wang F — Medicine, 2019

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported a case of cerebral arterial air embolism following computed tomography-guided hook-wire localization of a pulmonary nodule in a 64-year-old man.

What They Found

A 64-year-old man developed convulsions after CT-guided hook-wire localization of a 1 cm pulmonary nodule in his right lower lobe. Cranial CT revealed gas in the territory of the right middle cerebral artery, and despite treatment, the patient experienced clinical death 55 hours after the air embolism.

Canadian Relevance

This case report has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings may not be generalizable to all patients undergoing similar procedures.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	31045810
Year Published	2019
Journal	Medicine
MeSH Terms	Cerebral Arterial Diseases; Embolism, Air; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Middle Aged; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; Radiography, Interventional; Solitary Pulmonary Nodule

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