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ArticleBMJ case reports2020

Iatrogenic thyroid pseudoaneurysm following thyroid nodule radiofrequency ablation.

Shaun Previn Appaduray, Chow Wei Too

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shaun Previn AppadurayDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore shaunprevin88@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8142-3296
Chow Wei TooDepartment of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Singapore General Hospital · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 54-year-old Chinese woman presented for radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of benign thyroid nodules. A few hours after the procedure, the patient developed neck swelling and tenderness. Doppler ultrasound (US) images of the neck revealed haematoma with a vascular hypoechoic mass at the RFA site, suspicious for pseudoaneurysm. These findings were confirmed on subsequent on-table fluoroscopy following direct US-guided needle puncture and injection of contrast, demonstrating opacification of the mass and extravasation. Successful occlusion of the pseudoaneurysm was performed using US-guided thrombin injection. The patient made a good recovery with follow-up US 1 month later showing no recurrence of haematoma or pseudoaneurysm.

Indexed as

Aneurysm, FalseFemaleHemostaticsHumansIatrogenic DiseaseInjectionsMiddle AgedRadiofrequency AblationThrombinThyroid NoduleHemostaticsThrombininterventional radiologyotolaryngology / ENTradiologythyroid disease

Identifiers

PMID32381528
PMCPMC7222877
OpenAlexW3023291603

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