Hepatic cryosurgery is a novel procedure for patients with metastatic liver disease. To date, no reviews of the infectious complications of this procedure have been published. One hundred and fifty patients underwent 158 hepatic cryosurgical procedures at Allegheny General Hospital (Pittsburgh) from November 1987 through July 1995. Gastrointestinal malignancies accounted for 93% of the underlyi...

In this series of 150 orthotopic hepatic transplants, clinically significant gastrointestinal hemorrhage occurred in 34 patients (23%). Five patients (15%) survived this complication. Enteric perforations occurred in 20 patients following 198 biliary-enteric procedures. Only one patient survived. Enteric perforations unrelated to biliary procedures fared only slightly better with one survivor a...

BACKGROUND Nonoperative management of blunt hepatic injuries is highly successful. Complications associated with high-grade injuries, however, have not been well characterized. The purpose of the present study was therefore to define hepatic-related complications and associated treatment modalities in patients undergoing nonoperative management of high-grade blunt hepatic injuries. METHODS Th...

Hepatic herniation through an abdominal incisional hernia is extremely rare phenomenon that has been reported in the medical literature few case reports. It associated with complications such as hepatic encephalopathy and Budd-Chiari syndrome. Most cases can be managed conservatively observation, but many require surgical intervention to preserve liver function. Our a 61-year-old female who pre...

PURPOSE To evaluate risk factors predicting death and complications of primary therapy for hepatic and gastric duodenal artery pseudoaneurysms following endovascular treatment (EVT) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). MATERIALS AND METHODS Between April 2004 and December 2014, 28 patients (mean age, 64.7 y) with post-PD hemorrhage underwent EVT. Prevention of hepatic artery blockage via stent...