Gallbladder actinomycosis: Is it a complication after radiofrequency ablation with transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma?
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Hyung Joon Han1, Sae Byeol Choi2, Wan Bae Kim2*, Tae Jin Song1, Sang Yong Choi2
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
A 64-year-old man with a history of gallstones, common bile duct stones, chronic hepatitis B virus infection, and hepatic cirrhosis with a Child-Pugh score B was satisfactorily treated for hepatocellular carcinoma with radiofrequency ablation and transarterial chemoembolization. His course, however, was complicated by gallbladder actinomycosis 14 months after treatment, resulting in acute cholecystitis. Such a chain of events suggests that gallbladder actinomycosis may develop after radiofrequency ablation and transarterial chemoembolization in patients who are known to have gallstones and that asymptomatic gallstones should be treated before the application of nonsurgical, but invasive procedures for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Cent. Eur. J. Med. , 6(3) , 2011 , 300-304 Received 7 July 2010; Accepted 13 November 2010
