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Treatment of Kasabach‐Merritt syndrome by embolisation of a giant liver hemangioma
Author(s) -
Billio A.,
Pescosta N.,
Rosanelli C.,
Za G.F.,
Gamba P.G.,
Savastano S.,
Coser P.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/1096-8652(200102)66:2<140::aid-ajh1031>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - kasabach–merritt syndrome , medicine , liver hemangioma , hemangioma , surgery , embolization , radiology
Abstract We report the case of a 14‐month‐old child with Kasabach‐Merritt Syndrome, due to a giant liver hemangioma. The therapeutic approach consisted of peripheral transcatheter embolisation of the right hepatic artery with Ivalon microspheres without the addition of thrombogenic material. This procedure brought to a sensible permanent reduction of the size of the liver hemangioma with normalisation of the previous altered coagulation parameters after 6 years of follow‐up. Am. J. Hematol. 66:140–141, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.