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ArticleBMJ case reports2015

Transarterial embolisation of a large focal nodular hyperplasia, using microspheres, in a paediatric patient.

Catarina Oliveira, Alfredo Gil-Agostinho, Isabel Gonçalves, Maria José Noruegas

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Catarina OliveiraMedical Imaging Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Portugal.
Alfredo Gil-AgostinhoMedical Imaging Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Portugal.
Isabel GonçalvesPaediatric Medical unit, Hospital Pediátrico, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Maria José NoruegasMedical Imaging Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Portugal Radiology unit, Hospital Pediátrico, Centro Hospitalare Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Benign liver tumours are uncommon in children, haemangiomas being the most frequent. Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) represents about 2% of paediatric liver tumours. In children, as in adults, a conservative approach is generally recommended. However, large lesions (greater than 5 cm) are more frequent in the paediatric age group, and in these cases, as well as in growing lesions, surgical removal may be advised. Transarterial embolisation (TAE) has been a successful alternative option described in older patients, especially in cases where surgical removal is not possible. This minimally invasive procedure may also become an option in the paediatric group. The authors report the case of a boy with a large FNH treated with TAE using microspheres.

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MicrospheresAdolescentEmbolization, TherapeuticFocal Nodular HyperplasiaHumansLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMale

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PMID26163551
PMCPMC4499721
OpenAlexW2299888921

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