Gallbladder Fistula Treated with N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate after Radiofrequency Ablation in a Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patient: a Case Report
Journal of Liver Cancer
;
: 69-73, 2019.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-765701
ABSTRACT
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive local therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Even though RFA is considered to be a safe treatment modality, a variety of complications have been reported. Recently, we encountered a case of refractory fistula between a liver abscess and the gallbladder after RFA. A 64-year-old woman diagnosed with HCC associated with chronic hepatitis B was treated by RFA. After RFA, she experienced abdominal pain, and abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a liver abscess complicated by a previous treatment of HCC, she was treated with intravenous antibiotics and percutaneous abscess drainage. Follow-up abdominal CT revealed a fistula between the liver abscess and gallbladder, which was successfully treated with percutaneous transcatheter n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBCA) embolization. We herein report the rare case of a refractory fistula between a liver abscess and the gallbladder after RFA in a patient treated with NBCA embolization.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Abdominal Pain
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Drainage
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Follow-Up Studies
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Catheter Ablation
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Hepatitis B, Chronic
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Abscess
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Enbucrilate
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Fistula
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Liver Cancer
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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