Management of pneumothorax during percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of a lung tumor: technical note

J Thorac Imaging. 2003 Apr;18(2):106-9. doi: 10.1097/00005382-200304000-00011.

Abstract

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a new procedure to treat lung cancer. Pneumothorax (PTX) may occur intraprocedurally, especially with the large RFA probes, and complicate the completion of the treatment. The authors describe a case of PTX developing during RFA and its successful management.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery*
  • Catheter Ablation / adverse effects*
  • Drainage
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Pneumothorax / etiology
  • Pneumothorax / therapy*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome