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Gallbladder infarction and liver abscess formation following right hepatic artery chemoembolization for metastatic neuroendocrine tumor
- Christopher Sampson1Email author and
- Ryan Petersen1
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12245-010-0167-y
© Springer-Verlag London Ltd 2010
- Received: 25 August 2009
- Accepted: 1 February 2010
- Published: 9 April 2010
Keywords
- Cholecystitis
- Neuroendocrine Tumor
- Gallbladder Wall
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Gallbladder Perforation
Long view of gallbladder showing fenestration and pericholecystic fluid
Emergency physicians should have an understanding of the possible complications of chemoembolization. The most common complication is postembolization syndrome, which occurs in up to 90% of patients. Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and fever are characteristic. Fever should typically be low grade and last 1 week [1]. Gallbladder infarction is rare and reported at 1.1% [2]. Though guided by the patient’s history, an emergency physician should have a low threshold for ancillary radiographic imaging to rule out possible complications, some of which may be fatal if missed.
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