title: Acute obstructive cholangitis after transarterial chemoembolization: the effect of percutaneous transhepatic removal of tumor fragment.
abstract: Acute obstructive cholangitis due to the migration of necrotized tumor fragment is a rare complication occurring after a transarterial chemoembolization. The percutaneous tumor removal procedure following percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage is an appropriate treatment over endoscopic removal for the relief of acute cholangitis in this case. Following this serial management, no invasive hepatocellular carcinoma of the bile duct recurred after two years of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul 139-711, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyu-Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Young Kwon
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Jin Kyung
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Jeong-Joo
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Hyun Sook
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yun-Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002404:Catheterization; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D002758:Cholangiography; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual