A case of postoperative pyopneumothorax following CT-guided radiofrequency ablation for lung cancer with interstitial pneumonia

We report a case of serious complications following computed tomography (CT)-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) performed for the treatment of lung cancer with interstitial pneumonia. The patient developed delayed-onset pyopneumothorax, which required 6 months of antibiotic treatment, drainage, and video-assisted thoracoscopic debridement. Although CT-guided RFA is a promising, effective procedure for difficult-to-treat lung cancer, the present case suggests a risk of complications for patients complicated with interstitial pneumonia and warrants caution.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:1

Enthalten in:

Acta radiologica short reports - 1(2012), 5 vom: 01.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Okuma, Tomohisa [VerfasserIn]
Tsuji, Taisuke [VerfasserIn]
Sakamoto, Tetsuki [VerfasserIn]
Tokura, Sayoko [VerfasserIn]
Akira, Masanori [VerfasserIn]
Hamamoto, Shinichi [VerfasserIn]
Matsuoka, Toshiyuki [VerfasserIn]
Miki, Yukio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ablation procedures
Case Reports
Complications
Lung

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Date Completed 29.08.2013

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1258/arsr.2012.110014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM230413234