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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2008; 14(30): 4834-4837
Published online Aug 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4834
Published online Aug 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4834
Cerebral and pulmonary embolisms after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma
Chang Soo Choi, Ki Hoon Kim, Geom Seog Seo, Eun Young Cho, Hyo Jeong Oh, Suck Chei Choi, Tae Hyeon Kim, Haak Cheoul Kim, Department of Internal Medicine and Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan 570-180, Korea
Byung Suk Roh, Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan 570-180, Korea
Author contributions: Roh BS and Kim TH designed research; Kim KH, Choi SC, Cho EY and Oh HJ performed research; and Choi CS and Kim HC wrote the paper.
Supported by The Wonkwang University, 2007
Correspondence to: Dr. Haak Cheoul Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Hospital, Sinyong Dong 344-2, Cheonbuk, Iksan 570-180, Korea. cscmed@wonkwang.ac.kr
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Received: May 6, 2008
Revised: June 7, 2008
Accepted: June 14, 2008
Published online: August 14, 2008
Revised: June 7, 2008
Accepted: June 14, 2008
Published online: August 14, 2008
Abstract
A cerebral lipiodol embolism is an extremely rare complication of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma. We present a case of cerebral lipiodol embolism that occurred after the third arterial chemoembolization, report the clinical and radiological findings, and review the medical literature.
Keywords: Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization; Cerebral embolism; Complication; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Lipiodol