Vascular Complications of Hepatic Artery After Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

AJR:195, July 2010

Vascular Complications of Hepatic Artery After Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Eijun Sueyoshi, Takeshi Hayashida Ichiro Sakamoto Masataka Uetani

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review the angiographic changes, develop¬ment of collaterals, and possible complications after transcatheter arterial chemoemboliza¬tion (TACE) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

CONCLUSION. Extrahepatic collateral arteries can supply the tumor after repeated TACE. Knowledge of hepatic artery changes can help in repeated TACE procedures and re-duceTACE time. Appreciation of the complications and collaterals may improve the outcome of patients with HCC