title: Hepatic abscess after yttrium-90 radioembolization for islet-cell tumor hepatic metastasis.
abstract: Infectious complications after yttrium-90 (y-90) radioembolization of hepatic tumors are rare. Most reports describe hepatic abscesses as complications of other locoregional therapies, such as transcatheter arterial embolization or chemoembolization. These usually occur in patients with a history of biliary intervention and present several weeks after treatment. We report a case of hepatic abscess formed immediately after y-90 radioembolization of a hepatic metastasis in a patient who had no history of previous biliary instrumentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. neilmascarenhas1@gmail.com
authors.forename: Neil B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Mascarenhas
authors.forename: Mary F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Mulcahy
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lewandowski
authors.forename: Riad
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salem
authors.forename: Robert K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Ryu
mesh_terms: D007516:Adenoma, Islet Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D008863:Microspheres; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes