Is fine-needle aspiration cytology for thyroid nodules a routine and safe procedure? A series of emergency cervicotomies following FNAC.

Purpose: Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a widely used diagnostic tool to assess thyroid lesions, with a low morbidity rate. Although neck hematomas following FNAC are reported, only four cases of massive hemorrage resulting in acute airways obstruction have been previously described.

Methods: We report a series of three emergency cervicotomies for a massive neck hematoma causing acute respiratory distress after a thyroid FNAC.

[Latrogenic lesion of the inferior vena cava during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: case report and review of the literature].

Retroperitoneal great vessel injuries are a rare but dramatic complication of any minimally invasive procedure. We report a case of laceration of the anterior aspect of the inferior vena cava following insertion of the Verress needle during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A 32-year-old man was operated on for acute cholecystitis.