Acute lung injury following transcatheter hepatic arterial chemoembolization of doxorubicin-loaded LC beads in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma

Acute lung injury following transcatheter hepatic arterial chemoembolization of doxorubicin-loaded LC beads in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma

Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) currently is being used as an effective palliative therapy for unresectable cancers especially hepatocelluar carcinoma (HCC). Accidental lipiodol embolism to the lungs is a rare but potentially fatal complication of TACE. This procedure involves inject...

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Main Authors: Ihsan Khan, Viswanath Vasudevan, Sasikanath Nallagatla, Farhad Arjomand, Rana Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Chest imaging
drug
lung injury
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2012;volume=29;issue=2;spage=169;epage=172;aulast=Khan

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