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Intractable bronchopleural fistula caused by radiofrequency ablation: endoscopic bronchial occlusion with silicone
H Kodama1, K Yamakado, S Murashima
1Departments of Radiology Thoracic Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan. h-kodama@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
The British Journal of Radiology
|November 6, 2009
Abstract:
A 58-year-old man with primary lung cancer underwent lung radiofrequency (RF) ablation. Pneumothorax developed 12 days after lung RF ablation. Despite chest drainage for 1 month, air leakage continued through a bronchopleural fistula. Bronchial occlusion was performed with a silicone embolus, causing cessation of the air leakage.
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