Successful transcatheter arterial embolization for a massive hemothorax caused by acupuncture

Yui Hanabusa, MD; Takatoshi Kubo, MD, PhD; Takeyuki Watadani, MD, PhD; Masaaki Nagano, MD, PhD; Jun Nakajima, MD, PhD; Osamu Abe, MD, PhD

Radiology Case Reports (Sep 2022)

Successful transcatheter arterial embolization for a massive hemothorax caused by acupuncture

Yui Hanabusa, MD,
Takatoshi Kubo, MD, PhD,
Takeyuki Watadani, MD, PhD,
Masaaki Nagano, MD, PhD,
Jun Nakajima, MD, PhD,
Osamu Abe, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Yui Hanabusa, MD: Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
Takatoshi Kubo, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan; Corresponding author.
Takeyuki Watadani, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
Masaaki Nagano, MD, PhD: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
Jun Nakajima, MD, PhD: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
Osamu Abe, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 9
pp. 3107 – 3110

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Acupuncture is an alternative treatment for a variety of diseases, and serious complications are rare. We report a case of transcatheter arterial embolization performed in a patient with a massive hemothorax after acupuncture treatment.A 36-year-old woman with no previous medical history was admitted to our hospital with left back pain and respiratory distress after acupuncture treatment. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a left hemothorax and leakage of contrast medium, which was considered to result from an injury to the second intercostal artery, caused by acupuncture treatment. Transcatheter arterial embolization successfully stopped the bleeding, and the hematoma was thoracoscopically removed. No rebleeding was observed 6 months after treatment.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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