Pneumothorax induced by radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma beneath the diaphragm under real-time computed tomography-fluoroscopic guidance

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 613-618

  Miura, Hiroshi ^a   Yamagami, Takuji ^a   Terayama, Koshi ^a,b   Yoshimatsu, Rika ^a   Matsumoto, Tomohiro ^a,c   Nishimura, Tsunehiko ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Ujitakeda Hospital   (Japan)

^c KYOTO FIRST RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complications; Pneumothorax; Radiogrequency ablation; Transpulmonary

Indexed keywords

CHEST TUBES; COMPLICATIONS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPIC GUIDANCE; HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; MEAN AGES; NEEDLE TRAJECTORY; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RADIO-FREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK FACTORS; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGMS; NEEDLES; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ABLATION;

AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953355379     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841851003786001     Document Type: Article

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