Ng, H., Wang, K., Cartledge, J. et al. (11 more authors) (2020) Urinothorax following percutaneous image-guided renal cryoablation. Radiology Case Reports, 15 (11). pp. 2348-2352. ISSN 1930-0433
Abstract
A 69-year-old lady with 2 renal cell carcinomas, one sited at the upper pole of her solitary right kidney, underwent percutaneous image-guided cryoablation and developed urinothorax as a complication. This was diagnosed from pleural fluid analysis and radiology imaging with computed tomography (CT). Management included image-guided chest drain and retrograde ureteric stent insertion to divert the urine from entering the pleural cavity. CT images demonstrated a fistula between the site of renal puncture and the pleural cavity, indicating that the cryoprobes traversed the diaphragm during the procedure. This case highlights urinothorax as an unusual complication of cryoablation of renal cell carcinoma. Prompt diagnosis by interventional radiologists is crucial to avert from this potentially life-threatening complication.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Urinothorax; Cryoablation; Renal cell carcinoma; Solitary kidney; Complication |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Medical Research (LIMR) > Division of Oncology |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 26 Nov 2024 16:37 |
Last Modified: | 26 Nov 2024 16:37 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.09.013 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:220036 |
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