Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 23, Issue 9 , Pages 470-474 , September 2007

Biloma Following Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization with Microspheres: A Case Report

  • Chao-Kuan Huang

      Affiliations

    • Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shinn-Cherng Chen

      Affiliations

    • Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Paul Ming-Chen Shih

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wan-Long Chuang

      Affiliations

    • Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Wan-Long Chuang, Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan

Received 29 January 2007 ,Accepted 13 March 2007.

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PII: S1607-551X(08)70055-X

doi: 10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70055-X

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 23, Issue 9 , Pages 470-474 , September 2007

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