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CASE REPORT: Steatonecrosis in the upper abdomen following transcatheter arterial embolization for hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
UMEMURA TAKEJI,
YAMAMURA NOBUYOSHI,
NAGATA ATSUO,
SHIBATA ATSUSHI,
YAMASHITA KUNIHIKO,
OHATA TAKEO,
YAMADA TAKEO,
KATSUYAMA TSUTOMU,
KIYOSAWA KENDO
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1998.tb00670.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , abdomen , embolization , cirrhosis , radiology , arterial embolization , artery , complication , upper abdomen , surgery
A 66‐year‐old female with liver cirrhosis was treated by transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) for a small hepatocellular carcinoma. She developed steatonecrosis with tenderness which occurred in the upper abdomen after TAE. The hepatic falciform artery from the middle hepatic artery was detected by arteriography. Necrosis in the upper abdomen was considered to be due to ischaemic changes caused by micromaterials for embolization of this artery, injuries of hepatic arterial endothelia slowly caused by carcinostatics, and chemotoxicity. It was considered that such complication as observed in this patient should be taken into consideration when performing TAE.