Pre-operative arterial embolization of symptomatic giant hemangioma of the liver

Prague Med Rep. 2012;113(2):166-71. doi: 10.14712/23362936.2015.31.

Abstract

The cavernous hemangiomas of the liver are usually small sized and asymptomatic. Most of them are incidentally diagnosed and a very small portion requires therapy. Giant hemangioma can be symptomatic, and this condition is the indication for treatment. The striking complication of surgical treatment of cavernous hemangiomas is intra-operative bleeding. In this case, we aimed to demonstrate that the risk of intraoperative bleeding can be eliminated with the preoperative percutaneous trans-catheter arterial embolization technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blood Loss, Surgical / prevention & control
  • Embolization, Therapeutic*
  • Female
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / blood supply
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / blood supply
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Preoperative Care