Usefulness of Y-shaped sheaths in CT angiography for examination of liver tumors

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2010; 16(37): 4704-4708
Published online Oct 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i37.4704

Table 1 Insertion difficulty cases

	n (%)
Overall	26/664 (3.91)
Hepatocellular carcinoma	21/552 (3.80)
Metastatic liver tumor	5/112 (4.46)
Reason for insertion difficulty
Sliding by friction of 2 catheters: 1 case
Strong curvature of femoral arteries: 6 cases
Strong curvature of abdominal aorta: 3 cases
Anatomical anatomy
Replaced right hepatic artery: 12 cases
Left hepatic artery from the left gastric artery: 4 cases

Citation: Ishikawa T, Higuchi K, Kubota T, Seki KI, Honma T, Yoshida T, Nemoto T, Takeda K, Kamimura T. Usefulness of Y-shaped sheaths in CT angiography for examination of liver tumors. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(37): 4704-4708
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i37/4704.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i37.4704