Case report. Spontaneous cholecystocolic fistula and locoregional liver tumour ablation: a cautionary tale.
Br J Radiol
; 84(1008): e243-5, 2011 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-22101592
ABSTRACT
A liver abscess is a feared and potentially fatal complication following transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of liver tumours. Iatrogenic bilio-enteric communications, such as bilio-enteric anastomosis, sphincterotomy and biliary stents, are considered major risk factors and are due to bacterial colonisation of the biliary tree with enteric flora. Naturally occurring spontaneous cholecysto-enteric fistula poses a similar risk as its iatrogenic counterparts but is rarely described in the literature. We present a case where abscess formation complicated a combined TACE and RFA in an unrecognised cholecystocolic fistula.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fístula Biliar
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Quimioembolización Terapéutica
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Ablación por Catéter
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Neoplasias del Colon
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Enfermedades de la Vesícula Biliar
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Absceso Hepático
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Radiol
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Singapur