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Hepatic artery-biliary fistula during infusion chemotherapy
M Noda1, M Kusunoki, H Yanagai
1Second Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan.
Hepato-Gastroenterology
|September 1, 1996
Abstract:
A 52-year-old man with rectal cancer and liver metastasis underwent tumor resection with hepatic arterial catheterization. During adjuvant chemotherapy, he developed epigastric pain, nausea, and melena. Digital subtraction angiography revealed a hepatic artery-biliary fistula and a pseudoaneurysm at the catheter tip. This rare complication of intra-arterial chemotherapy is reported in detail.