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Cooling or Warming the Esophagus to Reduce Esophageal Injury During Left Atrial Ablation in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: March 15, 2020
Resolution of a life-threatening complication after lung radiofrequency ablation
Claudio Andreetti1, Giulio Maurizi2, Francesco Cassiano2
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Rome 'Sapienza', Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy andreetticlaudio@gmail.com claudioandreetti@libero.it.
Abstract:
Lung radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an option for the treatment of unresectable lung cancer. Clinical investigators have previously warned against severe complications associated with this procedure. We report a case of life-threatening complication after lung RFA for non-operable non-small-cell lung cancer consisting of pulmonary abscess evolving into a bronchopleural fistula, severe pneumothorax and septic pleuritis, which was successfully treated with a multimodal conservative approach.
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