Document Detail


Hepatic infarction following percutaneous ethanol injection therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9872612     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report on two patients who developed hepatic infarction after undergoing percutaneous ethanol injection therapy (PEIT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In both cases, liver function parameters deteriorated immediately after the ethanol injection, and enhanced computed tomography images showed a wedge-shaped avascular low-density area due to hepatic infarction. In one patient, PEIT was performed for a nodule treated with transcatheter arterial infusion (TAI) using a suspension of styrene maleic acid neocarzinostatin (SMANCS) 4 weeks before. In the other patient, TAI with SMANCS had been carried out 14 months previously for a different nodule in the same segment where the nodule treated with PEIT was located. When PEIT is used for patients with HCC who have previously undergone TAI, especially with SMANCS, PEIT may induce hepatic infarction.
Authors:
T Seki; M Wakabayashi; T Nakagawa; M Imamura; T Tamai; A Nishimura; N Yamashiki; A Okamura; K Inoue
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology     Volume:  10     ISSN:  0954-691X     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol     Publication Date:  1998 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-02-25     Completed Date:  1999-02-25     Revised Date:  2009-10-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9000874     Medline TA:  Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  915-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage,  therapeutic use
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / complications,  drug therapy*
Catheterization, Peripheral
Ethanol / adverse effects,  therapeutic use*
Humans
Infarction / etiology*,  radiography
Injections, Intralesional
Liver / blood supply*,  radiography
Liver Cirrhosis / complications
Liver Neoplasms / complications,  drug therapy*
Male
Maleic Anhydrides / administration & dosage,  therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Polystyrenes / administration & dosage,  therapeutic use
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Zinostatin / administration & dosage,  analogs & derivatives,  therapeutic use
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antineoplastic Agents; 0/Maleic Anhydrides; 0/Polystyrenes; 0/poly(maleic acid-styrene)neocarzinostatin; 64-17-5/Ethanol; 9014-02-2/Zinostatin
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1998 Nov;10(11):907-9   [PMID:  9872610 ]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  The diagnosis of gluten sensitivity and coeliac disease--the two are not mutually inclusive.
Next Document:  Diagnosis of gluten-sensitive enteropathy: is exclusive reliance on histology appropriate?