Erschienen in:
01.04.2014 | Letter to the Editor
Massive Subcutaneous and Mediastinal Emphysema with Little Pneumothorax Treated by Surgery after Pulmonary Radiofrequency Ablation
verfasst von:
Yusuke Konishi, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Takao Hiraki, Junichi Soh, Shinichi Toyooka, Susumu Kanazawa, Shinichiro Miyoshi
Erschienen in:
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
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Ausgabe 2/2014
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Excerpt
Pulmonary radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is one of the treatment options for primary and metastatic lung tumors and has had minimal procedure-related complications [
1]. The most frequent complication related to pulmonary RFA is pneumothorax [
2]; mediastinal emphysema is rare. The patient may develop only subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema, with little pneumothorax. This is a specific clinical condition. …