atal Air Embolism in an Airplane Passenger with a Giant Intrapulmonary Bronchogenic Cyst

摘要

Considering the large number of airplane passengers with a variety of medical conditions, the inci- dence of in-flight emergencies on commercial airline flights in low. Only few cases of pulmonary barotrauma in airplane passengers with prior lung pathologies have been reported. We present the unusual case of a female airplane passenger with a previously diagnosed asymptomatic giant intra- pulmonary bronchogenic cyst who experienced fatal air embolism on a commercial airline flight.