Hepatobronchial Fistula and Lung Abscess after Transarterial Chemoembolization

Giant Liver Abscess Following Transarterial Chemoembolization

Liver Abscess Formation Following Transarterial Chemoembolization

To investigate the clinical features, risk factors, and bacterial spectrum of liver abscess following transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) and evaluate the therapeutic effect of percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) on the abscesses.A retrospective review of patient charts was performed in 3613 patients who suffered from liver malignancies (2832 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and 781 w...

Arteriobiliary Fistula: An Unusual Complication during Transarterial Chemoembolization

A 46-year-old male, a known case of hepatitis B related liver cirrhosis since February 2008, was referred to our hospital with the suspicion of a mass in the liver. He was asymptomatic at presentation and his general physical as well as systemic examinations were unremarkable. He had past history of multiple bouts of hematemesis and had undergone periodical endoscopic variceal ligation. Investi...

Hepatogastric fistula caused by direct invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma after transarterial chemoembolization and radiotherapy

A 63-year-old man with a history of hepatitis-B-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the left lateral portion of the liver received repeated transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and salvage radiotherapy. Two months after completing radiotherapy, he presented with dysphagia, epigastric pain, and a protruding abdominal mass. Computed tomography showed that the bulging mass was dir...

[A case of hepaticoduodenal fistula development after transarterial chemoembolization in patient with hepatocellular carcinoma].

Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is recommended as one of the first line therapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Rupture of HCC following TACE is a rare and potentially fatal complication. We report a case of hepaticoduodenal fistula with ruptured HCC and liver abscess complicated by TACE. A 52-year-old male was treated by TACE three times, followed by radiation therapy a...