Pre-operative arterial embolization of symptomatic giant hemangioma of the liver.
The cavernous hemangiomas of the liver are usually small sized and             asymptomatic. Most of them are incidentally diagnosed and a very small portion             requires therapy. Giant hemangioma can be symptomatic, and this condition is             the indication for treatment. The striking complication of surgical treatment of             cavernous hemangiomas is intra-operative bleeding. In this case, we aimed to             demonstrate that the risk of intraoperative bleeding can be eliminated with the preoperative             percutaneous trans-catheter arterial embolization technique.
Department of Radiology, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey. drkayan32@hotmail.com
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M
Kayan
M
M
Cetin
A R
AR
Aktaş
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O
Yilmaz
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E
Ceylan
H E
HE
Eroğlu
D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care