A successful surgical treatment of pulmonary thromboembolism after endovenous radiofrequency ablation with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation bridging

Mehmet Karahan

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2020.17565

Mehmet Karahan¹, Doğan Emre Sert¹, Soner Yavaş¹, Ümit Kervan¹

¹Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2020.17565

Pulmonary embolism after endovenous radiofrequency ablation is very rare, but a clinically severe complication. Herein, we report a case of pulmonary embolism after endovenous radiofrequency ablation. Early after radiofrequency ablation pulmonary embolism developed and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation implantation was performed. Under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support, surgical pulmonary embolectomy was performed successfully using the same cannulas and the patient was discharged without any neurological sequelae. In conclusion, although rare after radiofrequency ablation, early recognition of pulmonary embolism and prompt treatment can be life-saving.

Keywords : Endovenous radiofrequency ablation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, pulmonary embolism

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