1990 Volume 31 Issue 5 Pages 576-580
A 74-year-old man was admitted because of a hepatic tumor. Since the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma was obtained clinically, transcatheter oily chemoembolization (TOCE) was performed. The tumor size decreased markedly, but the recurrence of the tumor was also recognized. The second TOCE was performed five months after the first TOCE. A sterile hepatic bile cyst was detected by CT scan twenty four days after the second TOCE.
Since bile ducts are supplyed predominantly by hepatic arteries, it appears that bile duct infarction and bile cyst formation occur due to the second TOCE in the case.