CHUN-HUNG SU2026-10-162026-10-162010-07-01Pure ID: 15141871Pure UUID: c6a01a37-11b8-4391-bbef-66e9113c238810.1308/147870810X12699662980510https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/77955301288https://scholars.csmu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/27338Puncture or laceration of the pulmonary, intercostal, or peripheral vessels is an uncommon, but potentially life-threatening, complication of thoracentesis, which has been reported to result in severe haemothorax in 75% of patients. Damage to these vessels typically requires surgical intervention or intra-arterial embolisation. We report the successful non-surgical management of an unusual case of pulmonary artery perforation without concomitant haemothorax in an 8.-year-old man who underwent thoracentesis.enjournal article