title: Transcatheter hepatic artery embolization for spontaneous rupture of amyloid liver.
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of amyloid liver is a fatal complication. A 48-year-old man with systemic amyloidosis secondary to multiple myeloma presented with acute hemoperitoneum. Emergency angiogram showed extravasation of contrast from the liver into the sub-hepatic space, which was successfully stopped by embolization of the right hepatic artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore 632 004. ashis@angelfire.com
authors.forename: Ashis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhya
authors.forename: Lakshminarayan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Raghuram
authors.forename: Asha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Justus
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Eapen
authors.forename: George M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Chandy
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous