Hemothorax an Unusual Complication during Liver RFA

We present a case of a 70-year-old patient with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with RFA. The lesion was located in segment II under the ribs. During RFA pleural effusion is presented. After the procedure a dual phase CT revealed haemothorax and extravasation of the contrast medium from the interco...

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Autores principales: Tsagouli, Paraskevi, Pomoni, Mary, Tanteles, Savvas, Pomoni, Anastasia, Thanos, Loukas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4411893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25954541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/329491
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Sumario:We present a case of a 70-year-old patient with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with RFA. The lesion was located in segment II under the ribs. During RFA pleural effusion is presented. After the procedure a dual phase CT revealed haemothorax and extravasation of the contrast medium from the intercostal vessels.

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