Conservative management of bronchopulmonary artery perforation without associated haemothorax occurring at thoracentesis: a case report.
Puncture or laceration of the pulmonary, intercostal, or peripheral vessels is an uncommon, but potentially life-threatening, complication of thoracentesis, which has been reported to result in severe haemothorax in 75% of patients. Damage to these vessels typically requires surgical intervention or intra-arterial embolisation. We report the successful non-surgical management of an unusual case of pulmonary artery perforation without concomitant haemothorax in an 82-year-old man who underwent thoracentesis.
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taiwan.
Yao-Tsung
YT
Chuang
Teng-Fu
TF
Tsao
Chun-Hung
CH
Su
Ming-Cheng
MC
Lin
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019152:Paracentesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed