Pulmonary lipiodol embolism after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and literature review

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 96, Issue SUPPL2, 2013, Pages

  Naorungroj, Thummaporn ^a   Naksanguan, Theerawat ^a   Chinthammitr, Yingyong ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chemoembolization; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Pulmonary lipiodol embolism

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; FLUOROURACIL; IOHEXOL; MITOMYCIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ATELECTASIS; CASE REPORT; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; DRUG GRANULE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; ETHIODIZED OIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 84876066029     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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