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The patient was a 78-year-old man who had liver and lung abscesses. Percutaneous drainage was performed for the lung abscess. While the drainage was successful for both abscesses, a drainage tube injured the peripheral pulmonary artery, causing hemorrhage and hemosputum. An occlusion technique for the pulmonary basal artery using a wedged barman catheter stopped the bleeding, resulting in a successful outcome.
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Matsumoto, T., Ikeda, T., Miyano, Y. et al. Transient occlusion procedure with a catheter for peripheral pulmonary artery damage caused by percutaneous drainage for lung abscess. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 55, 205–207 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-007-0105-y
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