Hepatic oil embolism following lymphography: CT diagnosis.
Hepatic oil embolism following lymphography is reported in a 68-year-old man admitted for chylous ascites associated with recurrent prostatic carcinoma. Abdominal plain radiography, CT, and ultimately liver biopsy strongly support a direct lymphatic pathway and are against the role of lymphaticovenous anastomoses generally advocated to explain this phenomenon.
Delamarre
J
J
Service de Radiologie A, CHU Nord d'Amiens, France.
Modaine
P
P
Sevestre
H
H
Fabre
V
V
Baratte
B
B
Rémond
A
A
Capron
J P
JP
D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008220:Lymphography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media