title: Superior thyroid artery lesion after US-guided chemical parathyroidectomy: angiographic diagnosis and treatment by embolization.
abstract: A 71-year-old woman presented with a life-threatening thyroid hemorrhage after US-guided chemical parathyroidectomy. The diagnosis was made by angiography followed by immediate embolization of a pseudoaneurysm of the left superior thyroid artery. Embolization controlled the hemorrhage, obviating the need for surgery. The patient made a full recovery with no evidence of further hemorrhage. Pseudoaneurysm of the superior thyroid artery is a rare cause of hemorrhage and percutaneous embolization is an effective method of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ospedale S. Paolo, Savona, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perona
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barile
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oliveri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quadri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000098:blood supply*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D000431:Ethanol