A 55-year-old woman developed end-stage liver disease and the hepatorenal syndrome secondary to cryptogenic cirrhosis. Orthotopic liver transplantation was complicated by bile peritonitis, requiring reoperation and eventual placement of an internal biliary stent. On postoperative day 26, hemobilia w
Hepatic artery embolisation; successful treatment of multinodular haemangiomatosis of the liver
✍ Scribed by P. P. Vomberg; H. A. Büller; J. W. P. Marsman; J. Lam; D. J. Zaane; H. S. A. Heymans
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 751 KB
- Volume
- 144
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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✦ Synopsis
A patient with multinodular haemangiomatosis of the liver, rapidly deteriorating in the first weeks of life due to severe progressive congestive heart failure, was successfully treated by hepatic artery catheter embolisation at the age of 6 weeks.
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Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm is an unusual and potentially serious complication occurring after liver transplantation or major liver surgery; it could be asymptomatic, or present with nonspecific abdominal pain or massive gastrointestinal bleeding. Treatment options focus on surgical reconstruction