title: Acute pancreatitis as a complication of trans-arterial chemoembolization of hepatocellular cancer-case report and review of literature.
abstract: Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a therapeutic procedure often performed for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Local complications, though generally uncommon, can arise from arterial ischemia and local cytotoxicity from the chemotherapeutic delivery. We present a case of acute pancreatitis as a rare complication of the TACE procedure along with a review of literature of this uncommon adverse effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio, USA;; Department of Medicine, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Padmini
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Mathew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio, USA;; Department of Medicine, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Sangeeta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Short
keywords: Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE); hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); pancreatitis