Abstract
Three patients developed supraumbilical skin rashes during hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy by a surgically placed perfusion catheter and drug-infusion pump. In one patient, hepatic arterial scintigraphy with technetium-99m macroaggregated serum albumin showed increased uptake corresponding to the rash, and a hepatic arteriogram showed a dilated falciform branch of the left hepatic artery. Surgical ligation of the falciform artery permitted further treatment without recurrent rash. Based on a review of 100 celiac arteriograms, the incidence of the falciform artery on angiographic studies is approximately 2%. The angiographic appearance of this artery is presented, and its potential clinical significance in hepatic artery perfusion chemotherapy is discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 339-340 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | RADIOLOGY |
Volume | 156 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1985 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging