Percutaneous Ethanol Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Periprocedural Onset Alcohol Toxicity and Pancreatitis Following Conventional Percutaneous Ethanol Ablation Treatment

A novel case of acute pancreatitis in a patient treated with percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma is described. The most commonly reported adverse effects of PEI are hepatic or peritoneal hemorrhage, hepatic insufficiency or infarction. There are no previous rep...

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Main Authors: Kirsteen Rennie Burton, Helena O’Dwyer, Charles Scudamore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/480693