Treatment of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome by embolisation of a giant liver hemangioma.
We report the case of a 14-month-old child with Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome, due to a giant liver hemangioma. The therapeutic approach consisted of peripheral transcatheter embolisation of the right hepatic artery with Ivalon microspheres without the addition of thrombogenic material. This procedure brought to a sensible permanent reduction of the size of the liver hemangioma with normalisation of the previous altered coagulation parameters after 6 years of follow-up.
Billio
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Reparto Ematologia, Ospedale Regionale San Maurizio, Bolzano, Italy.
Pescosta
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Rosanelli
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Zanon
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Gamba
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Savastano
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Coser
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D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013577:Syndrome; D014054:Tomography