Treatment of carcinoid liver metastases by hepatic-artery embolisation.
Two patients with multiple hepatic carcinoid metastases experienced considerable symptomatic relief after the hepatic artery was embolised with fragments of absorbable gelatin sponge administered through a percutaneous arterial catheter. With adequate pharmacological cover the technique is a safe, effective, and relatively painless treatment for a condition which is usually very difficult to manage.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008303:Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010166:Palliative Care; D011859:Radiography; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms