title: Intractable bronchopleural fistula caused by radiofrequency ablation: endoscopic bronchial occlusion with silicone embolic material.
abstract: A 58-year-old man with primary lung cancer underwent lung radiofrequency (RF) ablation. Pneumothorax developed 12 days after lung RF ablation. Despite chest drainage for 1 month, air leakage continued through a bronchopleural fistula. Bronchial occlusion was performed with a silicone embolus, causing cessation of the air leakage.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology Thoracic Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan. h-kodama@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamakado
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murashima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takaki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Uraki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakatsuka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shoumura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tarukawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shimamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takao
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000628:therapy; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012828:Silicones / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones