Fatality after hepatic angiography in Zieve's syndrome.
A patient with Zieve's syndrome is described. Following hepatic angiography, the patient became shocked and eventually died. The hazards of hepatic angiography are discussed and its use in ill patients questioned.
D000368:Aged; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000792:Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013577:Syndrome