Hepatic Capsular Avulsion After Video-Assisted Thoracic Biopsy of the Lung

We report a life-threatening subcapsular hepatic hemorrhage after VATS, successfully treated with Gelfoam embolization of the right hepatic artery. The postprocedure course was complicated by infarction of the right hepatic lobe.

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 99; no. 3; pp. 1069 - 1071
Main Authors Johnson, Michael, MD, Kent, Michael S., MD, Khwaja, Khalid, MD, Faintuch, Salomao, MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.03.2015
Subjects
Biopsy
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Female
Hemorrhage - etiology
Hepatic Artery - injuries
Humans
Image-Guided Biopsy
Liver - injuries
Liver Diseases - etiology
Lung - pathology
Middle Aged
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted - adverse effects
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Summary:We report a life-threatening subcapsular hepatic hemorrhage after VATS, successfully treated with Gelfoam embolization of the right hepatic artery. The postprocedure course was complicated by infarction of the right hepatic lobe.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.021