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Percutaneous ethanol ablation of intrahepatic arterial pseudoaneurysm: A case report
Author(s) -
Chou Yen,
Chou YiHong,
Chiou YiYou,
Wang HsinKai,
Lai YiChen,
Lin YungHui,
Chiou HongJen,
Tiu ChuiMei
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22678
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , percutaneous , hepatocellular carcinoma , percutaneous ethanol injection , radiofrequency ablation , radiology , ablation , ultrasound , hepatic carcinoma , surgery , aneurysm , cardiology
Hepatic arterial pseudoaneurysm is a rare but potentially fatal condition that requires prompt management. We report a case of hepatic arterial pseudoaneurysm developed after radiofrequency ablation of a hepatocellular carcinoma. The patient was successfully treated with percutaneous absolute ethanol injection under ultrasound guidance. Follow‐up studies with ultrasound and computed tomography for 2 years after treatment revealed no evidence of local recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma and of the pseudoaneurysm.