Enterobiliary fistula after radiofrequency ablation of liver metastases

J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2003 Dec;14(12):1581-4. doi: 10.1097/01.rvi.0000099524.51935.ab.

Abstract

A 46-year-old man underwent radiofrequency (RF) ablation of three liver metastases 7 months after undergoing right colectomy for a pT2N0Mx colon adenocarcinoma. Three months after the procedure, he developed hepatic abscesses related to a fistula between the distal ileum and segment V biliary branches.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
  • Biliary Fistula / etiology*
  • Catheter Ablation / adverse effects*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Fistula / etiology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged