Rupture and intra-peritoneal bleeding of a hepatocellular carcinoma after a transarterial chemoembolization procedure: A case report

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Reso, Artan ^a   Ball, Chad G ^a   Sutherland, Francis R ^a   Bathe, Oliver ^a   Dixon, Elijah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; METRONIDAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RUPTURE; MALE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 77953422259     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-68     Document Type: Article

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