Biliary complications after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

• Main Authors: Yoon Suk Lee, Kyung-Ah Kim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention 2020-01-01
• Series: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention
• Subjects: drainage; endoscopy; intrahepatic bile ducts; therapeutic chemoembolization
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18528/ijgii190019

Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is considered an effective procedure for liver malignancy. Although the majority of TACE related complications can be treated conservatively, appropriate therapeutic interventions, such as percutaneous/endoscopic drainage or partial hepatectomy, might be needed in cases of signs of severe infection and/or progressive biloma. Therefore, we herein report a case of TACE induced biliary complications which were treated with a multi-disciplinary approach; intrahepatic progressive biloma was treated with percutaneous drainage, intrahepatic bile duct stricture was treated by endoscopic balloon dilation and plastic stent placement.