title: Pulmonary abscess as a complication of transarterial embolization of multinodular hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: Hepatic transarterial embolization has been widely used in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and other liver tumors. Despite being a safe treatment, some complications associated with this procedure have been described. The most frequent adverse effect of transarterial embolization is postembolization syndrome, whereas infections account for only 3.4% of complication. We report the first case of lung abscess as a complication of transarterial embolization used in the treatment of multinodular hepatocellular carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic i Provincial, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cubiella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sans
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Llovet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bustamante
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caballeria
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodés
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged