2007年1月
Intractable pneumothorax due to bronchopleural fistula after radiofrequency ablation of lung tumors
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
- 巻
- 18
- 号
- 1
- 開始ページ
- 141
- 終了ページ
- 145
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jvir.2006.10.011
- 出版者・発行元
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
We describe two cases of intractable pneumothorax that were attributed to a bronchopleural fistula (BPF) after radiofrequency ablation of lung tumors. In both cases, radiofrequency ablation induced necrosis of the lung tissue between the pleural space and the bronchus. The bronchopleural fistula formed after sloughing of the necrotic tissue. Management of the bronchopleural fistula was quite challenging, requiring frequent treatments, including pleurodesis, endobronchial management, and/or surgical repair. In one of the patients, air leakage persisted despite these efforts, and the patient died of acute pneumonia 52 days after the procedure. Although it is rare, with an incidence of 0.6% (2/334) at our institution, intractable pneumothorax due to bronchopleural fistula should be recognized as a risk associated with radiofrequency ablation of lung tumors.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1016/j.jvir.2006.10.011
- ISSN : 1051-0443
- PubMed ID : 17296716
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000244299200019