Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy combined with venous embolization in a patient with hepatic metastases with an arteriovenous shunt

Hideyuki Nishiofuku; Toshihiro Tanaka; Hiroshi Sakaguchi; Kiyosei Yamamoto; Masayoshi Inoue; Satoru Sueyoshi; Takayuki Shinnkai; Masatoshi Hasegawa; Kimihiko Kichikawa

doi:10.1007/s00270-008-9464-8

Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy combined with venous embolization in a patient with hepatic metastases with an arteriovenous shunt

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2009 Jul;32(4):796-800. doi: 10.1007/s00270-008-9464-8. Epub 2008 Oct 30.

Authors

Hideyuki Nishiofuku¹, Toshihiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Sakaguchi, Kiyosei Yamamoto, Masayoshi Inoue, Satoru Sueyoshi, Takayuki Shinnkai, Masatoshi Hasegawa, Kimihiko Kichikawa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, 634-8522, Japan.

PMID: 18972156
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-008-9464-8

Abstract

We describe herein a patient who had hepatic metastases with an arteriovenous shunt and was treated by hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy. The arteriovenous shunt was diagnosed by (99m)Tc-macroaggregated albumin scintigraphy and hepatic venous embolization was performed to reduce shunt flow.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angiography
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use*
Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
Combined Modality Therapy
Contrast Media
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
Female
Fluorouracil / therapeutic use*
Humans
Infusions, Intra-Arterial
Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
Liver Neoplasms / secondary
Liver Neoplasms / therapy*
Middle Aged
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals
Rectal Neoplasms / pathology
Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Contrast Media
Radiopharmaceuticals
Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
Fluorouracil