Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of a bleeding pseudoaneurysm during CT-guided renal cancer treatment. A case report

Emerg Radiol. 2016 Oct;23(5):527-30. doi: 10.1007/s10140-016-1432-z. Epub 2016 Aug 16.

Abstract

We describe a new emergency interventional radiology approach in percutaneous procedure complications. We present the case of an 81-year-old male with small renal cancer, approached with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RTA) and complicated by pseudoaneurysm bleeding of a renal artery branch. In the emergency setting, pseudoaneurysm was treated in the CT room by the same RTA needle, without any complications or local tumor recurrence during the next 6-month follow-up.

Keywords: Bleeding; Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation; Pseudoaneurysm; Renal tumor.

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery*
  • Catheter Ablation*
  • Contrast Media
  • Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Hemorrhage / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / complications*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Male
  • Radiography, Interventional*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Contrast Media