N-butyl cyanoacrylate embolization with blood flow control of an arterioportal shunt that developed after radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal: Korean Journal Of Radiology
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Abstract
We present a case of a patient with rapid deterioration of esophageal varices caused by portal hypertension accompanied by a large arterioportal shunt that developed after radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma. We used n-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) as an embolic material to achieve pinpoint embolization of the shunt, because the microcatheter tip was 2 cm away from the shunt site. Under hepatic arterial flow control using a balloon catheter, the arterioportal shunt was successfully embolized with NBCA, which caused an improvement in the esophageal varices.
Authors
Tetsuo Sonomura, Nobuyuki Kawai, Kazushi Kishi, Akira Ikoma, Hiroki Sanda, Kouhei Nakata, Hiroki Minamiguchi, Motoki Nakai, Seiki Hosokawa, Hideyuki Tamai, Morio Sato
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