Open AccessCerebral lipiodol embolism following transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Lu Wu,
Yue Yang,
Jun Liang,
Shuqun Shen,
Naijian Ge,
Meng-Chao Wu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.398
Subject(s) - lipiodol , medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , transcatheter arterial chemoembolization , radiology , complication , embolization , embolism , intracranial embolism , radiological weapon , arterial embolization , arterial embolism
Cerebral lipiodol embolism (CLE) is an extremely rare complication of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The authors present a case of CLE that occurred after the second hepatic arterial chemoembolization for HCC, and attempt to introduce several plausible mechanisms of CLE, after reporting the clinical and radiological findings and reviewing the medical literature.