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01-04-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Massive Subcutaneous and Mediastinal Emphysema with Little Pneumothorax Treated by Surgery after Pulmonary Radiofrequency Ablation

Authors: Yusuke Konishi, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Takao Hiraki, Junichi Soh, Shinichi Toyooka, Susumu Kanazawa, Shinichiro Miyoshi

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 2/2014

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Pulmonary radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is one of the treatment options for primary and metastatic lung tumors and has had minimal procedure-related complications [1]. The most frequent complication related to pulmonary RFA is pneumothorax [2]; mediastinal emphysema is rare. The patient may develop only subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema, with little pneumothorax. This is a specific clinical condition. …

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Title: Massive Subcutaneous and Mediastinal Emphysema with Little Pneumothorax Treated by Surgery after Pulmonary Radiofrequency Ablation
Authors: Yusuke Konishi
Hiromasa Yamamoto
Takao Hiraki
Junichi Soh
Shinichi Toyooka
Susumu Kanazawa
Shinichiro Miyoshi
Publication date: 01-04-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-013-0753-5

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