Management of pneumothorax during percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of a lung tumor: technical note.
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a new procedure to treat lung cancer. Pneumothorax (PTX) may occur intraprocedurally, especially with the large RFA probes, and complicate the completion of the treatment. The authors describe a case of PTX developing during RFA and its successful management.
Shankar
Sridhar
S
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
vanSonnenberg
Eric
E
Silverman
Stuart G
SG
Tuncali
Kemal
K
Morrison
Paul R
PR
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome