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[Hepatic artery embolization for treatment of the carcinoid syndrome]. 1982

M Meves, and S Abdelhamid, and J Wollenweber

In two patients with carcinoid syndrome and liver metastases embolization of the hepatic arteries was successful. In one case re-embolization was accomplished after one year. Embolization was followed by diminuation of serotonin-metabolites in the urine. The clinical symptoms improved, resulting in better quality of the patients lives. Embolization is to be preferred to application of systemic cytotoxic medication in cases of carcinoid syndrome with disseminated liver metastases.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008303 Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome A symptom complex associated with CARCINOID TUMOR and characterized by attacks of severe flushing of the skin, diarrheal watery stools, bronchoconstriction, sudden drops in blood pressure, edema, and ascites. The carcinoid tumors are usually located in the gastrointestinal tract and metastasize to the liver. Symptoms are caused by tumor secretion of serotonin, prostaglandins, and other biologically active substances. Cardiac manifestations constitute CARCINOID HEART DISEASE. (Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed) Carcinoid Syndrome, Malignant,Carcinoid Syndromes, Malignant,Malignant Carcinoid Syndromes,Syndrome, Malignant Carcinoid,Syndromes, Malignant Carcinoid
D004621 Embolization, Therapeutic A method of hemostasis utilizing various agents such as Gelfoam, silastic, metal, glass, or plastic pellets, autologous clot, fat, and muscle as emboli. It has been used in the treatment of spinal cord and INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS, renal arteriovenous fistulas, gastrointestinal bleeding, epistaxis, hypersplenism, certain highly vascular tumors, traumatic rupture of blood vessels, and control of operative hemorrhage. Embolotherapy,Therapeutic Embolization,Embolizations, Therapeutic,Embolotherapies,Therapeutic Embolizations
D006499 Hepatic Artery A branch of the celiac artery that distributes to the stomach, pancreas, duodenum, liver, gallbladder, and greater omentum. Arteries, Hepatic,Artery, Hepatic,Hepatic Arteries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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