Catheter-Directed Glue Embolization for the Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula with Associated Retained Microwave Ablation Needle Tip

Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a rare but severe complication of lung tumor ablation. The mainstay treatment of BPF is surgical or bronchoscopic intervention; however, there are no current guidelines on the best practice for the management of BPF. In this case presentation, a 72-year-old woman deve...

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Main Authors: Chloe DesRoche, Geneviève Digby, Ben Mussari, Alexandre Menard
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1789281
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description Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a rare but severe complication of lung tumor ablation. The mainstay treatment of BPF is surgical or bronchoscopic intervention; however, there are no current guidelines on the best practice for the management of BPF. In this case presentation, a 72-year-old woman developed a persistent and refractory BPF post-thermal microwave ablation of a lung tumor, complicated by detachment of the ceramic ablation needle tip, which resulted in recurrent tension pneumothoraces. The BPF was successfully treated with cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and fluoroscopy-guided catheter-directed glue embolization, which offers a novel potential treatment option for persistent, refractory BPF.
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spelling doaj-art-b7a355ae2e6d4c1682227b5be0496aab2025-08-20T02:19:19ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR2456-48692024-12-01080319920110.1055/s-0044-1789281Catheter-Directed Glue Embolization for the Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula with Associated Retained Microwave Ablation Needle TipChloe DesRoche0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6743-3095Geneviève Digby1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1858-0387Ben Mussari2Alexandre Menard3https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1924-0121Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaBronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a rare but severe complication of lung tumor ablation. The mainstay treatment of BPF is surgical or bronchoscopic intervention; however, there are no current guidelines on the best practice for the management of BPF. In this case presentation, a 72-year-old woman developed a persistent and refractory BPF post-thermal microwave ablation of a lung tumor, complicated by detachment of the ceramic ablation needle tip, which resulted in recurrent tension pneumothoraces. The BPF was successfully treated with cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and fluoroscopy-guided catheter-directed glue embolization, which offers a novel potential treatment option for persistent, refractory BPF.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1789281bronchial fistulaembolizationpleural diseasemicrowave ablationbronchopleural fistulacase report
spellingShingle Chloe DesRoche
Geneviève Digby
Ben Mussari
Alexandre Menard
Catheter-Directed Glue Embolization for the Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula with Associated Retained Microwave Ablation Needle Tip
Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR
bronchial fistula
embolization
pleural disease
microwave ablation
bronchopleural fistula
case report
title Catheter-Directed Glue Embolization for the Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula with Associated Retained Microwave Ablation Needle Tip
title_full Catheter-Directed Glue Embolization for the Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula with Associated Retained Microwave Ablation Needle Tip
title_fullStr Catheter-Directed Glue Embolization for the Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula with Associated Retained Microwave Ablation Needle Tip
title_full_unstemmed Catheter-Directed Glue Embolization for the Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula with Associated Retained Microwave Ablation Needle Tip
title_short Catheter-Directed Glue Embolization for the Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula with Associated Retained Microwave Ablation Needle Tip
title_sort catheter directed glue embolization for the treatment of bronchopleural fistula with associated retained microwave ablation needle tip
topic bronchial fistula
embolization
pleural disease
microwave ablation
bronchopleural fistula
case report
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1789281
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