TACE consists of the injection of anticancer drugs with or without lipiodol into the hepatic artery, followed by the administration of embolizing agents. Transarterial embolization (TAE ...

Eighteen patients with metastatic carcinoid were treated by hepatic artery embolization with Gelfoam or polyvinyl alcohol foam for control of the carcinoid syndrome. Seventeen showed subjective or ...

A specialist doctor injects a substance such as a gel or tiny beads to block the liver's blood supply. It is also called hepatic artery embolisation. You might have it as a treatment for a ...