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Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm Related to Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Tumor

Authors: Jun Sakurai, Hidefumi Mimura, Hideo Gobara, Takao Hiraki, Susumu Kanazawa

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 2/2010

Abstract

We describe a case of pulmonary artery (PA) pseudoaneurysm related to radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of lung tumor. We performed RFA for a pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma directly adjacent to a branch of the PA. Seventeen days later, the patient complained of hemoptysis. A chest CT image revealed PA pseudoaneurysm. Transcatheter coil embolization was performed 59 days after RFA. Although PA pseudoaneurysm is rare, with an incidence of 0.2% (1/538 sessions) at our institution, it should be recognized as a risk when treating lung tumors adjacent to a branch of the PA.

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Title: Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm Related to Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Tumor
Authors: Jun Sakurai
Hidefumi Mimura
Hideo Gobara
Takao Hiraki
Susumu Kanazawa
Publication date: 01-04-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-009-9565-z

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