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First Report of a Late Lethal Pulmonary Biliary Embolism following Hepatic Microwave Ablation
Author(s) -
Maximilian Stanley Jusufi,
Georgios Makridis,
Bernd Feyerabend,
Karl J. Oldhafer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000511932
Subject(s) - microwave ablation , medicine , pulmonary embolism , ablation , radiology , biliary ducts , surgery
Microwave ablation (MWA) is an established tool in modern therapy of hepatic malignomas. Although it is generally a safe procedure, severe complications related to MWA have been reported in the literature. We report on the first case of a fatal pulmonary biliary embolism following hepatic MWA. The development of pulmonary biliary embolisms is possible and should be considered particularly in the case of by extensive ablation near liver veins.

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