Pulmonary and cerebral lipiodol embolism after transcatheter arterial hemoembolization in hepatocellular carcinoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 633-635

  Wu, Jian Jun ^a   Chao, Ming ^a   Zhang, Guang Qiang ^a   Li, Bin ^a   Dong, Fei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Cerebral embolism; Complication; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Lipiodol; Pulmonary embolism; Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization

Indexed keywords

CAMPTOTHECIN; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; OXALIPLATIN; PIRARUBICIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN INFARCTION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; FRONTAL CORTEX; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIMB WEAKNESS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PARIETAL LOBE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 63749088385     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.633     Document Type: Article

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