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  • Title: Compulsory superselective arterial embolization in hypovascular local hepatic tumor ablation. Microballoon coaxial catheterization.
    Author: Ishizaka H, Ishijima H, Katsuya T, Horikoshi H, Koyama Y.
    Journal: Acta Radiol; 1997 Sep; 38(5):836-9. PubMed ID: 9332240.
    Abstract:
    We performed compulsory superselective transcatheter arterial embolization on local hypovascular liver metastases under balloon occlusion using a 1-mm (3 F) coaxial microballoon catheter in 2 cases. One case was a metastasis from breast cancer (maximum diameter 5.5 cm) at segment 7. The other case comprised metastases from rectal cancer (maximum diameter 8 cm) at segments 7 and 8. Absolute ethanol (50%) mixed with Lipiodol (50%) was used for embolization. No major treatment-related complications occurred. No local recurrence was observed in either case in follow-up CT and MR studies of up to 16 and 9 months respectively. This technique may thus be applied as an alternative to surgical resection in the treatment of local hypovascular liver tumors.
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