Successful Removal of Malpositioned Chest Drain Within the Liver by Embolization of the Transhepatic Track
- Hammersmith Hospital, Department of Radiology (United Kingdom)
- Hammersmith Hospital, Department of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care (United Kingdom)
- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Department of Anaesthetics (United Kingdom)
The insertion of a chest drain catheter for the management of a pneumothorax in an 82-year-old woman resulted in the unusual complication of liver penetration. The position of the drain was assessed by contrast-enhanced computed tomographic scan. Because the patient was hemodynamically stable and no damage to major vessels was seen on computed tomographic scan, the patient was treated in a nonoperative manner. A procedure was performed under controlled conditions using techniques used during transhepatic liver biopsies but with the addition of a balloon catheter. Embolization of the liver track was performed during chest drain removal. The drain was successfully removed without the complication of bleeding in a patient unsuitable for a general anesthetic.
- OSTI ID:
- 21428523
- Journal Information:
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 32, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-008-9461-y; Copyright (c) 2009 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE); Article Copyright (c) 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC; ISSN 0174-1551
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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