A case of postoperative pyopneumothorax following CT-guided radiofrequency ablation for lung cancer with interstitial pneumonia

We report a case of serious complications following computed tomography (CT)-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) performed for the treatment of lung cancer with interstitial pneumonia. The patient developed delayed-onset pyopneumothorax, which required 6 months of antibiotic treatment, drainage, an...

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Autores principales: Okuma, Tomohisa, Tsuji, Taisuke, Sakamoto, Tetsuki, Tokura, Sayoko, Akira, Masanori, Hamamoto, Shinichi, Matsuoka, Toshiyuki, Miki, Yukio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3738351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23986842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/arsr.2012.110014
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Sumario:We report a case of serious complications following computed tomography (CT)-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) performed for the treatment of lung cancer with interstitial pneumonia. The patient developed delayed-onset pyopneumothorax, which required 6 months of antibiotic treatment, drainage, and video-assisted thoracoscopic debridement. Although CT-guided RFA is a promising, effective procedure for difficult-to-treat lung cancer, the present case suggests a risk of complications for patients complicated with interstitial pneumonia and warrants caution.

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