Cerebral and pulmonary embolisms after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 30, 2008, Pages 4834-4837

  Choi, Chang Soo ^a   Kim, Ki Hoon ^a   Seo, Geom Seog ^a   Cho, Eun Young ^a   Oh, Hyo Jeong ^a   Choi, Suck Chei ^a   Kim, Tae Hyeon ^a   Kim, Haak Cheoul ^a   Roh, Byung Suk ^a  

^a Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Cerebral embolism; Complication; Hepatocellular; Lipiodol; Transcatheter aterial chemoembolization

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; GELATIN SPONGE; GELFORM; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; PLEURA EFFUSION; LIVER TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; IODIZED OIL; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 55449115089     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.4834     Document Type: Article

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