Temporary Balloon Occlusion of the Common Hepatic Artery for Yttrium-90 Glass Microspheres Administration in a Patient with Hepatocellular Cancer and Renal Insufficiency

The most severe complication of yttrium-90 therapy is gastrointestinal ulceration caused by extrahepatic dispersion of microspheres. Standard pretreatment planning requires extensive angiographic evaluation of the hepatic circulation and embolization of hepatoenteric collaterals; however, in patient...

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Main Authors: Justin Smith, Ravi Murthy, Amit Lahoti, Bruno Odisio, Rony Avritscher, Beth Chasen, Armeen Mahvash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Radiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/560758