Hepato Gastroenterol

The most recent articles from: September 2007

  • Hepato Gastroenterol · Sep 2007

    Case Reports

    Hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma with indocyanine green excretory defect: a case report.

    A 69-year-old female patient with an indocyanine green (ICG) excretory defect underwent hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Abdominal computed tomography confirmed a mass lesion with central necrosis in the right anterior segment of the liver. Angiography revealed tumor stain pooling and a portal venous or arterial venous shunt. ⋯ The pathologic examination revealed moderately differentiated HCC. Her postoperative course was uneventful. ICG excretory defect did not seem to have effect on the short-term prognosis of hepatectomy.

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