Cerebral lipiodol embolism following transcatheter arterialchemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

Cerebral lipiodol embolism following transcatheter arterialchemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

R5; 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 plausib...

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Veröffentlicht in:世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版） 2010, Vol.16 (3), p.398-402
Hauptverfasser: Lu Wu, Ye-Fa Yang, Jun Liang, Shu-Qun Shen, Nai-Jian Ge, Meng-Chao Wu
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:R5; 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.
ISSN:1007-9327
DOI:10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.398