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British Journal of Radiology (2009) 82, e225-e227
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doi: 10.1259/bjr/23975691
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Intractable bronchopleural fistula caused by radiofrequency ablation: endoscopic bronchial occlusion with silicone embolic material

H KODAMA, MD 1 K YAMAKADO, MD 1 S MURASHIMA, MD 1 H TAKAKI, MD 1 J URAKI, MD 1 A NAKATSUKA, MD 1 S SHOUMURA, MD 1 T TARUKAWA, MD 2 A SHIMAMOTO, MD 2 M TAKAO, MD 2 and K TAKEDA, MD 2

Departments of 1 Radiology 2 Thoracic Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan

Correspondence: Hiroshi Kodama, Department of Radiology, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan. E-mail: h-kodama{at}clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp

A 58-year-old man with primary lung cancer underwent lung radiofrequency (RF) ablation. Pneumothorax developed 12 days after lung RF ablation. Despite chest drainage for 1 month, air leakage continued through a bronchopleural fistula. Bronchial occlusion was performed with a silicone embolus, causing cessation of the air leakage.






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