Severe esophageal injury after radiofrequency ablation - a deadly complication.
| Autor: | Katz-Agranov N; Nurit Katz-Agranov, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, United States., Nevah Rubin MI; Nurit Katz-Agranov, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, United States. |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | World journal of gastroenterology [World J Gastroenterol] 2017 May 14; Vol. 23 (18), pp. 3374-3378. |
| DOI: | 10.3748/wjg.v23.i18.3374 |
| Abstrakt: | Various degrees of esophageal injury have been described after radiofrequency ablation performed for treatment of atrial fibrillation. The main mechanism of injury is thermal and may lead to a range of esophageal mucosal changes, some clinically insignificant, however when deep ulceration occurs, this may be further complicated by perforation and mediastinitis, a rare but life threatening sequelae. We present a case of a severe esophageal injury leading to mediastinitis, with interesting endoscopic findings. Competing Interests: Conflict-of-interest statement: We confirm that all the authors listed above have participated in the preparation of this manuscript and that they have no conflict of interests, financial or otherwise. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|