Percutaneous Management of a Bronchobiliary Fistula after Radiofrequency Ablation in a Patient with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive, image-guided procedure for the treatment of hepatic tumors. While RFA is associated with relatively low morbidity, sporadic bronchobiliary fistulae due to thermal damage may occur after RFA, although the incidence is rare. We describe a patient...

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Autores principales: Yoon, Dok Hyun, Shim, Ju Hyun, Lee, Wook Jin, Kim, Pyo Nyun, Shin, Ji Hoon, Kim, Kang Mo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Radiology 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2702053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19568472
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2009.10.4.411
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Sumario:Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive, image-guided procedure for the treatment of hepatic tumors. While RFA is associated with relatively low morbidity, sporadic bronchobiliary fistulae due to thermal damage may occur after RFA, although the incidence is rare. We describe a patient with a bronchobiliary fistula complicated by a liver abscess that occurred after RFA. This fistula was obliterated after placement of an external drainage catheter into the liver abscess for eight weeks.

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