Superior thyroid artery lesion after US-guided chemical parathyroidectomy: angiographic diagnosis and treatment by embolization

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1999 May-Jun;22(3):249-50. doi: 10.1007/s002709900376.

Abstract

A 71-year-old woman presented with a life-threatening thyroid hemorrhage after US-guided chemical parathyroidectomy. The diagnosis was made by angiography followed by immediate embolization of a pseudoaneurysm of the left superior thyroid artery. Embolization controlled the hemorrhage, obviating the need for surgery. The patient made a full recovery with no evidence of further hemorrhage. Pseudoaneurysm of the superior thyroid artery is a rare cause of hemorrhage and percutaneous embolization is an effective method of treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aneurysm, False / therapy
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Ethanol / administration & dosage
  • Ethanol / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Humans
  • Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / therapy*
  • Radiography
  • Sclerosing Solutions / administration & dosage
  • Sclerosing Solutions / adverse effects
  • Thyroid Gland / blood supply*
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional

Substances

  • Sclerosing Solutions
  • Ethanol