Percutaneous ethanol ablation of intrahepatic arterial pseudoaneurysm: A case report

J Clin Ultrasound. 2019 May;47(4):235-238. doi: 10.1002/jcu.22678. Epub 2018 Dec 18.

Abstract

Hepatic arterial pseudoaneurysm is a rare but potentially fatal condition that requires prompt management. We report a case of hepatic arterial pseudoaneurysm developed after radiofrequency ablation of a hepatocellular carcinoma. The patient was successfully treated with percutaneous absolute ethanol injection under ultrasound guidance. Follow-up studies with ultrasound and computed tomography for 2 years after treatment revealed no evidence of local recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma and of the pseudoaneurysm.

Keywords: hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm; liver; percutaneous ethanol injection; radiofrequency ablation; ultrasonography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ablation Techniques / methods*
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery*
  • Ethanol / therapeutic use*
  • Hepatic Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Hepatic Artery / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional

Substances

  • Ethanol