Delayed Bronchocutaneous Fistula Without Pneumothorax Following a Microwave Ablation of a Recurrent Pulmonary Metastasis

• Published in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 340 - 343
• Main Authors: Thivolet, Arnaud, Menassel, Badis, Chatté, Gérard, Tabutin, Mayeul, Bouhamama, Amine, Pilleul, Frank, Mastier, Charles
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.02.2018; Springer Nature B.V; Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE)
• Subjects: Ablation Techniques - adverse effects; Ablation Techniques - methods; Bioengineering; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Bronchial Fistula - diagnostic imaging; Bronchial Fistula - etiology; Cardiology; Case Report; Case reports; Cutaneous Fistula - diagnostic imaging; Cutaneous Fistula - etiology; Female; Fistula; Fistulae; Humans; Imaging; Life Sciences; Lung cancer; Lung carcinoma; Lung Neoplasms - secondary; Lung Neoplasms - surgery; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metastases; Metastasis; Microwave ablation; Microwaves; Middle Aged; Non-small cell lung carcinoma; Nuclear Medicine; Pneumothorax; Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Radiology; Recurrence; Small cell lung carcinoma; Time; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; Ultrasound; Bronchocutaneous fistula; Thermal ablation; Microwave ablation
• ISSN: 0174-1551; 1432-086X; 1432-086X
• DOI: 10.1007/s00270-017-1797-8

Percutaneous tumor ablations are rather safe and effective treatments in selected patients for non-operable non-small cell lung carcinomas or lung metastases. However, there are major complications such as bronchopleural or bronchocutaneous fistula, which it is important to know in order to manage them safely. We describe in this report a case of bronchocutaneous fistula without pneumothorax following a microwave ablation of a recurrent pulmonary metastasis and its management.