Phrenic nerve injury resulting from percutaneous ablation of lung malignancy.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of our study was to illustrate the potential for phrenic nerve injury during percutaneous lung ablation, to discuss the importance of this complication, and to review the expected location of the phrenic nerve on chest CT.


CONCLUSIONS
Knowledge of the expected location of the phrenic nerve-a structure that is usually not visible on imaging but is important-is essential for avoiding injury to the nerve during pulmonary ablation.
Thornton
Raymond H
RH
Section of Interventional Radiology and Image-Guided Therapies, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., Ste. H118, New York, NY 10021, USA. thorntor@mskcc.org
Solomon
Stephen B
SB
Dupuy
Damian E
DE
Bains
Manjit S
MS
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000293:injuries*