Percutaneous transhepatic artery chemolipiodolization for multiple hepatocellular carcinomas

Kida, Naoya; Takashima, Hidetaka; Nishikawa, Takeshi; Tomikashi, Koichi; Tanaka, Shinji; Morikawa, Junichiro; Ishimoto, Takuya; Miyazawa, Kazuhiro; Mukaisho, Ken‐ichi; Yasui, Kohichiroh

doi:10.2957/kanzo.52.687

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“…In recent years, there have been doubts about whether hepatic infarction is desirable to maintain functional hepatic reserve, but an intra-arterial ethanol injection is very effective for hemostasis when HCC ruptures. As previously mentioned, both our cases were reported in Japanese in the journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology in 2011 [6] and 2017 [7] and involved only one puncture, performed under the guidance of ultrasound. In contrast, Yu et al [5] reported a multiplepuncture method.…”

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“…They performed radioembolization, but they reported multiple punctures, and the method of the puncture technique was not clearly stated. We reported 2 cases in Japanese in the journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology where we succeeded in performing direct hepatic artery puncture [6,7]. The Japanese Society of Hepatology has granted consent to report our puncture technique used in these cases in English papers.…”

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Procedure of Direct Hepatic Artery Puncture for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Two Case Reports

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Recently, treatment options for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have expanded due to the development of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor ramucirumab and immune checkpoint inhibitors. Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization is the standard therapy for intermediate-stage HCC; however, in cases with anatomical problems, normal approaches are not possible. In such rare cases, direct hepatic puncture may be considered as an effective therapy and an indispensable treatment. We report our novel method of direct hepatic artery puncture in this case report. In 2011 and 2017, we reported 2 cases in the journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology in Japanese. This therapy is difficult and is associated with a high risk of complications; however, we succeeded in both cases in a similar way. We believe this method may provide an alternative treatment when standard treatment is not possible or when urgent therapy is required. In case 1, direct hepatic artery puncture was performed under ultrasonographic guidance, and we were able to control the disease with percutaneous lipiodol chemotherapy. Case 2 was an emergency case of ruptured HCC. Direct hepatic puncture successfully stopped tumor bleeding; furthermore, tumor necrosis also occurred, as seen on the enhanced computed tomography image. Our new method requires advanced puncture techniques and is not the treatment of choice if there are other safe alternatives available. However, it can be considered as an option if there are no other viable, effective treatments.

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confidence: 64%

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confidence: 99%