title: Temporary balloon occlusion of the common hepatic artery for administration of yttrium-90 resin microspheres in a patient with patent hepatoenteric collaterals.
abstract: The most common serious complication of yttrium-90 ((90)Y) therapy is gastrointestinal ulceration caused by extrahepatic microsphere dispersion. The authors describe the use of a balloon catheter for temporary occlusion of the common hepatic artery to reverse hepatoenteric flow for lobar administration of resin microspheres when coil embolization of a retroportal artery was impossible. At 9 months after treatment, the patient had no gastrointestinal side effects and showed a partial response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1471, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA. armeen.mahvash@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Armeen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahvash
authors.forename: Navid
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zaer
authors.forename: Colette
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chasen
authors.forename: Rony
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Avritscher
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murthy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008863:Microspheres; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes