Severe gastric mucosa injury after percutaneous pure ethanol injection therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Gastric ulcer triggered after percutaneous ethanol injection therapy for left lobe hepatocellular carcinoma

“…Second, reflux of pure ethanol into the left gastric artery, which may be attributed to an excessively rapid injection during PEIT, was the most likely cause of the gastric ulcer. Su et al (4) reported a case of acute gastric mucosal injury after PEIT for a left lobe HCC. The assumed mechanisms were similar to those of PEIT‐induced gastric ulcer (1).…”

“…The assumed mechanisms were similar to those of PEIT‐induced gastric ulcer (1). Additionally, Su et al (4) thought that a direct toxic effect of high‐concentration alcohol on the gastric wall could not be fully ruled out.…”