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A Case of Hepatic Abscess following Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
Hye Young Park, Se Jin Oh, Hyun Chul Park, Hyun Kwang Chu, Hyung Sik Jun, Ju Hyun Kim |
Department of Internal Medicine, Jung Ang Gil General Hospital, Inchon, Korea |
Vol.27 Num.1 (p87~90)
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Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization(TACE) is a useful alternative to surgery and systemic chemotherapy for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma. The common adverse reaction observed following TACE is a postembolization syndrome which consists of abdominal pain, fever, nausea, vomiting and leukocytosis. Hepatic abscess and septicemia have been reported to be rare complications.
We experienced a case of hepatic abscess following TACE for a huge hepatocellular carcinoma. Enterobacter cloacae was isolated from drainage of the abscess and the patient was recovered with antimicrobial therapy and percutaneous drainage of abscess.
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Keywords : Hepatocellular carcinoma, Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, Hepatic abscess, Enterobacter cloacae |
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