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Superior Thyroid Artery Lesion After US-Guided Chemical Parathyroidectomy: Angiographic Diagnosis and Treatment by Embolization

Journal Article · · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S002709900376· OSTI ID:21080314
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  1. Department of Radiology, Ospedale S. Paolo, Via Genova 22, I-17100 Savona (Italy)
  2. Department of Radiology, Ospedale S. Martino, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, I-16132 Genoa (Italy)
A 71-year-old woman presented with a life-threatening thyroid hemorrhage after US-guided chemical parathyroidectomy. The diagnosis was made by angiography followed by immediate embolization of a pseudoaneurysm of the left superior thyroid artery. Embolization controlled the hemorrhage, obviating the need for surgery. The patient made a full recovery with no evidence of further hemorrhage. Pseudoaneurysm of the superior thyroid artery is a rare cause of hemorrhage and percutaneous embolization is an effective method of treatment.
OSTI ID:
21080314
Journal Information:
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Journal Name: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 22; ISSN 0174-1551; ISSN CAIRDG
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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