Superior thyroid artery injury after percutaneous ethanol injection for treatment of thyroid nodule

  • Nghia Dang Tuan 103 Military Hospital
  • Nam Nguyen Van 103 Military Hospital
  • Binh Tran Thanh
  • Hải Vu Anh 103 Military Hospital
  • Anh Le Viet 103 Military Hospital
  • Khanh Nguyen 103 Military Hospital
  • Nguyen Phan Duy 103 Military Hospital
  • Duy Le Vu 103 Military Hospital

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Keywords

Thyroid bleeding, thyroid cyst, ethanol

Abstract

Percutaneous ethanol injection is commonly used in treatment thyroid cyst, nodular and despite its low complication rate. However, thyroid artery bleeding is fast progressive and can be died because of respiratory failure. Here, we report 53 years old woman who underwent ethanol ablation with neck bulging and pain that developed two hours. A large hematoma surrounding her left superior thyroid artery was detected. She underwent subtotal left lobectomy. Hospital day was 4


 

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Binh Tran Thanh

 

 

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