Multimodal management of endangering hepatic hemangioma: impact on transplant avoidance: a descriptive case series

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Haley DraperAnnie Fecteau

Abstract

To examine the results of the multimodal management of patients with endangering hepatic hemangioma associated with systemic compromise. Retrospective descriptive case series of children with endangering hepatic hemangioma managed at our institution between January 1996 and June 2006. Six children (5 females) presented with endangering hepatic hemangioma with systemic effects during the index time period. Mean age at presentation was 1.9 months (range, 2 days to 4 months). All patients received medical treatment, and all patients also underwent hepatic embolization, with a median number of procedures of 2 (range, 1-6). Two patients died, one of sepsis and one of progressive liver failure in a child presenting with advanced liver disease owing to neonatal hemochromatosis that was unrecognized at the time. The remaining 4 patients all recovered and were discharged. With mean postprocedure follow-up of 2.11 years (range, 0-6.2 years), all remain well. Multimodal management of endangering hepatic hemangioma is a strategy that deserves consideration in the management of these patients. Although the strategy requires further evaluation as to its safety and efficacy, the procedure has the potential to decrease the need for liver trans...Continue Reading

References

May 28, 1992·The New England Journal of Medicine·R A EzekowitzJ Folkman
Mar 1, 1987·The Journal of Cell Biology·R FrieselT Maciag
Apr 1, 1973·American Journal of Diseases of Children·J C LeonidasA R Beck
Jul 6, 1995·The New England Journal of Medicine·J Perez PayarolsC Gomez Bellvert
Feb 18, 1999·Journal of Pediatric Surgery·J A DallerJ Reyes
Aug 2, 2003·Journal of Pediatric Surgery·S WarmannJ Fuchs
Feb 21, 2004·AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology·Ara KassarjianPatricia E Burrows
Jul 6, 2004·The Laryngoscope·André-Paul MichaudRichard J H Smith
Jun 30, 2005·Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery : Official Journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract·Paulo HermanWilliam Abrão Saad
Jan 9, 2007·Journal of Pediatric Surgery·Emily R Christison-LagaySteven J Fishman

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Sep 20, 2011·Pediatric Radiology·Stephanie Franchi-AbellaUNKNOWN SFIPP-GRRIF (Société Francophone d’Imagerie Pédiatrique et Périnatale-Groupe de Recherche Radiopédiatrique en Imagerie Foeta
Feb 4, 2012·Pediatric Radiology·Derek RoebuckAlex Barnacle
Dec 31, 2011·Pediatric Radiology·Derek Roebuck
May 6, 2009·Pediatric Surgery International·Kui-Ran DongXianming Xiao
Apr 27, 2011·Pediatric Dermatology·Kimberly A HoriiUNKNOWN Hemangioma Investigator Group
Sep 23, 2014·Seminars in Pediatric Surgery·Belinda Hsi DickieRichard G Azizkhan
Dec 17, 2008·Pediatric Radiology·Bram B van der MeijsRick R van Rijn
Jan 17, 2012·Journal of Pediatric Surgery·Ann M KulungowskiSteven J Fishman
Feb 22, 2011·Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology·David J E Lord, S Murthy Chennapragada
Jan 23, 2009·Journal of Pediatric Surgery·Belinda DickieRichard G Azizkhan
Dec 8, 2015·Pediatric Radiology·Lin WuXihong Hu
Jul 10, 2009·Pediatric Blood & Cancer·Andrew Moore, Ross Pinkerton
Apr 3, 2014·Pediatrics International : Official Journal of the Japan Pediatric Society·Tatsuo KurodaTetsuya Takimoto
Mar 19, 2015·Journal of Pediatric Surgery·Kristy L RialonSteven J Fishman
Sep 10, 2016·World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics·Maria GnarraKonstantinos P Economopoulos
Feb 16, 2021·Clinics in Perinatology·Howard M KatzensteinRenee Gresh
Apr 27, 2011·Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition·Marco SciveresGiuseppe Maggiore

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Cavernous Hemangioma

Cavernous hemangioma is a blood vessel defect or benign tumor that leads to leakage of blood to the surrounding tissues. This can occur in several organs including the brain, which can lead to seizures. Discover the latest research on cavernous hemangiomas here.

Anemia

Anemia develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells. Anemia of inflammation (AI, also called anemia of chronic disease) is a common, typically normocytic, normochromic anemia that is caused by an underlying inflammatory disease. Here is the latest research on anemia.

Blood Clotting Disorders

Thrombophilia includes conditions with increased tendency for excessive blood clotting. Blood clotting occurs when the body has insufficient amounts of specialized proteins that make blood clot and stop bleeding. Here is the latest research on blood clotting disorders.

Related Papers

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Belinda DickieRichard G Azizkhan
Pediatric Radiology
Stephanie Franchi-AbellaSFIPP-GRRIF (Société Francophone d’Imagerie Pédiatrique et Périnatale-Groupe de Recherche Radiopédiatrique en Imagerie Foeta
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved