Post-embolization Syndrome Following Yttrium-90 Radiation Segmentectomy

Naisarg B Vanani; Abhishek Janardan; Nisar Asmi; Pinky Jha

doi:10.7759/cureus.35947

Post-embolization Syndrome Following Yttrium-90 Radiation Segmentectomy

Cureus. 2023 Mar 9;15(3):e35947. doi: 10.7759/cureus.35947. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

Naisarg B Vanani¹, Abhishek Janardan², Nisar Asmi², Pinky Jha²

Affiliations

¹ Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
² Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.

Abstract

Post-embolization syndrome (PES) is a complication that commonly occurs after treatment with transarterial embolization for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Patients with PES often present with clinical symptoms such as fever, nausea, abdominal pain, and elevated liver enzymes typically 24-72 hours after the procedure. While cases of PES have been documented in patients treated with transarterial chemoembolization, here, we present an unusual case of delayed onset PES in a 70-year-old male with HCC following treatment with a form of transarterial radioembolization.

Keywords: 90-y radiation segmentectomy; hepatocellular carcinoma; hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc); interventional radiology; post-embolization syndrome; radiation oncology complication; tare complication; transarterial radioembolization.

Publication types

Case Reports