title: Treatment of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome by embolisation of a giant liver hemangioma.
abstract: 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.
authors: Reparto Ematologia, Ospedale Regionale San Maurizio, Bolzano, Italy.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Billio
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Pescosta
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Rosanelli
authors: G F
authors: GF
authors: Zanon
authors: P G
authors: PG
authors: Gamba
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Savastano
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Coser
mesh_terms: 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