title: Acute ischemic cholecystitis after transarterial chemoembolization with drug-eluting beads.
abstract: Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a widely used treatment choice for hepatocellular cancer. DC Bead microspheres are a new embolic material for TACE that doxorubicin can be loaded to. The tumor response rate of this well-tolerated treatment was changed between 60% and 81.8%. We report a case of ischemic cholecystitis after TACE with drug-eluting beads (DEB) that required cholecystectomy. The possibility of cholecystitis is always remembered during TACE-DEB for tumors in segment IV and/or V. Although selective catheterization is related with a lower risk for ischemic cholecystitis, the anatomic and vascular variability in patients with malignancy may lead to some unexpected conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, GATA Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karaman
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Battal
authors.forename: Nisa Cem
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Ören
authors.forename: Bahri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Üstünsöz
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yağci
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002765:Cholecystography; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations / Q000009:adverse effects; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000187:drug effects; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008863:Microspheres; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D006490:Hemostatics; D004317:Doxorubicin