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11995437

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
44
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-8
pubmed:abstractText
We report the case of a 75-year-old woman with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis and recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma located just beneath the diaphragm. Computed tomography-guided percutaneous ethanol injection therapy was performed, because images of the tumor were hard to obtain on ultrasonography. The angle and depth of needle insertion were determined by using the geometric relationship between the target lesion and the skin insertion site on computed tomography scans. A 22-gauge needle was inserted through the right 6th intercostal space under local anesthesia. Computed tomography scanning was repeated to verify the needle position. After entry of the needle into the target lesion was confirmed, 10 mL of absolute ethanol was injected. This procedure caused transient mild pain, but there were no serious adverse effects such as pneumothorax or hemothorax. Three months after treatment, the lesion was not enhanced on dynamic computed tomography scanning, suggesting complete tumor ablation. At present, the patient is doing well. In conclusion, computed tomography-guided percutaneous ethanol injection therapy was safe and accurately achieved the desired tumoricidal effect in a patient with ultrasonically invisible hepatocellular carcinoma.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0172-6390
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
297-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
CT-guided percutaneous ethanol injection therapy for ultrasonically invisible hepatocellular carcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki City, Okayama 701-0192, Japan. ohmotok@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports