Symptomatic pulmonary lipiodol embolism after transarterial chemoembolization for hepatic malignant tumor: clinical presentation and chest imaging findings.

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Pulmonary lipiodol embolism after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) was rare and life-threatening, occasionally reported in previous literatures. We aimed to review the records of 11 patients with pulmonary oily embolism and analyze their characteristics of radiographic findings and risk factors.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Chin. Med. J.

Title: Chinese medical journal

ISSN: 0366-6999

ISSN (Print): 0366-6999

Publication date (Electronic): 2014

Volume: 127

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Department of Interventional Therapy, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China.

[2 ] Department of Interventional Therapy, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China. Email: renjieyang2007@163.com.

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PubMed ID: 24534221

SO-VID: 340721f7-2b72-4060-85a2-ebcff8aec3ce

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