HEPATIC OIL EMBOLIZATION FOLLOWING LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY A REPORT OF 12 CASES

J Bruneton, A Le Treut, M Abbes, J Occelli, D Aubanel

Abstract


The authors report on 12 personal observations of
lymphoportal fistulas, which ·represented 0.24% of
their series of lymphographies. This rare complication
of lymphography has no clinical or biological
liver manifestations. Review of 71 cases in the literature
confirmed that hepatic oi I embolization only
occurs when there are lymphatic masses, with or
without associated thrombosis of the inferior vena
cava.


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