Superior thyroid artery lesion after US-guided chemical parathyroidectomy: angiographic diagnosis and treatment by embolization.
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.
Perona
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F
Department of Radiology, Ospedale S. Paolo, Savona, Italy.
Barile
A
A
Oliveri
M
M
Quadri
P
P
Ferro
C
C
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
D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D000431:Ethanol