Background and Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the added value of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for detecting hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) and feeding arteries during transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). Material and methods: Seventy-six patients underwent TACE and CBCT. We subcategorized patients into groups I (61 patients: possible superselection of tumor/feeding arteries) and II (15 patients: limited superselection of tumor/feeding arteries). We evaluated fluoroscopy time and radiation dose during TACE. Two blinded radiologists independently performed an interval reading based on digital subtraction angiography (DSA) imaging only and DSA combined with CBCT in group I. Result: The mean total fluoroscopy time was 1456.3 ± 605.6 s. The mean dose–area product (DAP), mean DAP of CBCT, and mean ratio of DAP of CBCT to total DAP was 137.1 ± 69.2 Gy cm2, 18.3 ± 7.1 Gy cm2, and 13.3%, respectively. The sensitivity for detecting HCC increased after the additional CBCT reading, from 69.6% to 97.3% and 69.6% to 96.4% for readers 1 and 2, respectively. The sensitivity for detecting feeding arteries increased from 60.3% to 96.6% and 63.8% to 97.4% for readers 1 and 2, respectively. Conclusions: CBCT can increase sensitivity for detecting HCCs and feeding arteries without significantly increasing the radiation exposure.
총대퇴동맥의 가성동맥류는 시술 후 천자 부위에 발생할 수 있는 심각한 합병증이다. 양측 총대퇴동맥에 동시에 발생한 가성동맥류는 매우 드물게 보고되었다. 저자들은 양측 총대퇴동맥 접근하에 하지혈관 시술을 한 58세 남자 환자에서, 시술 후 양측 서혜부 연조직염 및 농양이 생겨 치료하였는데 2개월 후 같은 위치에 가성동맥류가 발견된 증례를 경험하였다. 환자의 수술 거부로 좌측 가성동맥류는 스텐트 그라프트를 삽입하였고 우측 가성동맥류는 풍선확장술로 총대퇴동맥을 일시적으로 폐쇄한 후 초음파 유도하에 트롬빈을 주입하여 치료하였다. 가성동맥류는 대부분 시술 후 즉시 발생한다. 그러나 수주 혹은 수개월 후 지연성으로 발생하는 경우도 있기에 위험인자를 잘 확인하고 지혈 부위의 주의 깊은 관찰이 필요하다.
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