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. 2018 Jan;10(1):E59–E64. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.12.04

Table 1. Complications of CT-guided hook wire localization.

Author Number Pneumothorax (%)/drainage (%) Intrapulmonary hemorrhage (%) Wire dislodgement (%) SAE (%)
Thaete et al. (2)* 100 48 (48.0)/0 Not mentioned 22 (22) 0
Dendo et al. (3) 168 54 (32.1)/2 (1.2) 25 (14.9) 4 (2.4) 0
Ciriaco et al. (4) 53 4 (7.5)/0 Not mentioned 4 (7.5) 0
Yoshida et al. (5) 57 28 (49.1)/0 17 (29.8) 1 (1.8) 0
Seo et al. (6) 174 69 (39.7)/0 62 (35.6) 8 (4.6) 0
Ichinose et al. (7) 417 284 (68.1)/19 (4.6) 37 (8.9) 2 (0.5) 1 (0.2)
Suzuki et al. (8) 161 61 (37.9)/0 58 (34.8) 4 (2.5) 1 (0.6)
Iguchi et al. (9) 267 150 (56.2)/3 (1.1) 69 (25.8) 1 (0.4) 1 (0.4)

*, Thaete et al. used both hook wire placement and methylene blue injection simultaneously. SAE, systemic air embolism.