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What are the side effects of percutaneous alcohol injection?

April 26, 2017alcohol injection percutaneous

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What are the side effects of percutaneous alcohol injection?

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The most common side effect of alcohol injection is leakage of alcohol onto the surface of the liver and into the abdominal cavity, thereby causing pain and fever. It is important that the location of the tumor relative to the adjacent blood vessels and bile ducts is clearly identified. The reason for needing to locate these structures is to avoid injuring them during the procedure and causing bleeding, bile duct inflammation, or bile leakage. To read more about Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), please read the MedicineNet.com Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma) article. Medical Author: Tse-Ling Fong, M.D. Medical Editor: Leslie J. Schoenfield, M.D., Ph.D.