scholarly journals Full-Thickness Skin Burn Caused by Radiofrequency Ablation of a Benign Thyroid Nodule

Thyroid ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stella Bernardi ◽  
Valentina Lanzilotti ◽  
Giovanni Papa ◽  
Nicola Panizzo ◽  
Chiara Dobrinja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiofrequency Ablation ◽  
Thyroid Nodule ◽  
Full Thickness ◽  
Skin Burn ◽  
Benign Thyroid Nodule ◽  
Full Thickness Skin ◽  
Thickness Skin ◽  
Benign Thyroid

Tracheal Necrosis Following Radiofrequency Ablation of a Benign Thyroid Nodule

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 170-171
Author(s):  
Laurens J. van Baardewijk ◽  
Menno L. Plaisier ◽  
Frank J. C. van den Broek ◽  
Pleun C. M. Wouters van Poppel ◽  
Salih Kurban ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiofrequency Ablation ◽  
Thyroid Nodule ◽  
Benign Thyroid Nodule ◽  
Benign Thyroid

Third-degree full-thickness burns as a complication of cervical radiofrequency ablation

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. e245113
Author(s):  
Vinicius Tieppo Francio ◽  
Brandon Barndt ◽  
James Eubanks ◽  
McCasey Smith
Keyword(s):  
Radiofrequency Ablation ◽  
Solid Tumour ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Burn Injuries ◽  
Lumbar Region ◽  
Full Thickness ◽  
Skin Burn ◽  
Severe Burns ◽  
First Case ◽  
Thickness Skin

A 46-year-old woman underwent a cervical radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for chronic neck pain. Following the procedure, two areas surrounding the grounding pad in the lumbar region developed full thickness third-degree burns. Burn injuries following cervical RFA are rarely reported and are most often associated with cardiac and solid tumour RFA. Only one other case has been reported in literature with a similar outcome following a thoracic facet RFA. In our case, the lesion was directly from the ground pad and not from the radiofrequency electrode, which is more often the culprit. This is the first case reported in the literature of a full-thickness skin burn from a cervical RFA. Physicians should be aware of the potential for severe burns around the RF probe and ground pad as sequelae of RFA, and we caution the use of sedation during the procedure, as patients will unlikely be able to report any unusual sensation.

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