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Ischemic small bowel perforation caused by cholesterol crystal embolism following transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report

BACKGROUND: Cholesterol crystal embolism (CCE) following transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is rare. CASE PRESENTATION: A 71-year-old man underwent TACE for recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). On postoperative day (POD) 5, he developed abdominal pain and fever. Computed tomogr...

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Autores principales: Hamura, Ryoga, Haruki, Koichiro, Iwase, Ryota, Furukawa, Kenei, Shirai, Yoshihiro, Onda, Shinji, Gocho, Takeshi, Ikegami, Toru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7876172/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33566211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01116-8