Hepatic Radioembolization Complicated by Abscess
| Autor: | Neil Mascarenhas, Riad Salem, Robert K. Ryu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Percutaneous medicine.drug_class Nausea business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Antibiotics medicine.disease Article Surgery Vomiting medicine In patient Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Embolization Radiology medicine.symptom Complication Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Abscess business |
| Popis: | Hepatic abscess is a rare complication of yttrium-90 radioembolization of hepatic tumors that most commonly occurs in patients with a history of biliary intervention. Patients usually present several weeks after therapy with pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever. Cross-sectional imaging is necessary in cases of suspected abscess to ensure prompt diagnosis and to help plan treatment, which involves antibiotics and percutaneous drainage. |
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