Transhepatic portal stent placement and jejunal varix embolization for management of treatment-limiting gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with unresectable recurrent intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Cornman-Homonoff J, Bassik N, Madoff DC. Transhepatic portal stent placement and jejunal varix embolization for management of treatment-limiting gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with unresectable recurrent intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Clinical Imaging 2019, 59: 188-191. PMID: 31837541, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsRecurrent cholangiocarcinomaOnly potential cureRecurrent intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaPoor patient outcomesUnresectable diseaseGastrointestinal bleedingChemotherapy administrationMyelosuppressive effectsTherapeutic mainstayDismal prognosisIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaVariceal embolizationStent placementPortal veinPatient outcomesPotential cureCholangiocarcinomaEmbolizationCytopeniasBleedingRegimenChemotherapyPatientsSurgeryPrognosis