Massive Hemoptysis from Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm Caused by Lung Radiofrequency Ablation: Successful Treatment by Coil Embolization
Massive Hemoptysis from Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm Caused by Lung Radiofrequency Ablation: Successful Treatment by Coil Embolization
K. Yamakado,H. Takaki,7 Authors,K. Takeda
2010 · DOI: 10.1007/s00270-009-9564-0
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology · 42 Citations
TLDR
A 75-year-old man received lung radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat lung metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma, and emergent contrast-enhanced CT and pulmonary arteriography revealed a pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm, which was embolized with coils.