Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2020, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (6): 905-908.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2020.06.037

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Efficacy of transhepatic artery embolization in treatment of patients with hepatic hemangioma

Wang Chen, Zhang Xuebin, Cheng Le   

  1. Department of Radiology,Gulou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medical College,Nanjing 210008,Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2020-05-30 Published:2021-02-25

Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of transhepatic artery embolization (TAE) in treatment of patients with hepatic hemangioma and serum glycylproline dipeptide aminopeptidase (GPDA), Golgi protein 73 (GP73) and β2-microglobulin (β2-MG) level changes. Methods 60 patients with hepatic hemangioma were treated in our hospital between January 2017 and January 2019, and 30 received TAE and another 30 underwent open hepatectomy. After operation, all patients were followed-up for six months. Serum GPDA, GP73, β2-MG, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), tumor-specific growth factor (TSGF) and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) were assayed by ELISA. Results The operation time and postoperative hospital stay in TAE-treated patients were (84.7±21.9) min and (6.7±1.3) d, significantly shorter than [(126.8±60.5) min and (9.6±5.8) d, P<0.05], and bleeding during operation was (110.7 ± 13.5) mL, much less than [(315.5±17.8) mL, P<0.05] in those receiving open hepatectomy; 1 week after surgery, serum GPDA, GP73,β2-MG, TNF-α, TSGF and AFP levels in the interventional group were (62.6±9.8)U/L, (64.3±6.7)μg/L, (1.4±0.5)mg/L, (1.3±0.5)mg/L, (35.5±4.3)U/mL and (2.5±0.6)mg/L, all significantly lower than 【(86.4±11.5)U/L, (112.2±9.3)μg/L, (2.3±0.9)mg/L, (2.1±1.2)mg/L, (61.3±9.8)U/mL and (4.7±0.8)mg/L, respectively, P<0.05】 in patients receiving open hepatectomy; the incidence of complications after operation in the interventional group was 13.3%, which was obviously lower than that in the open hepatectomy group (30.0%, P<0.05); the total effective rate in the interventional group at six-month follow-up was 93.3%, which was obviously higher than that in the open hepatectomy group (80.0%, P<0.05). Conclusion The transhepatic artery embolization in the treatment of patients with hepatic hemangioma is efficacious, which might reduce serum GPDA, GP73 and β2-MG levels, and lead to less post-operational complications.

Key words: Hepatic hemangioma, Transhepatic artery embolization, Glycylproline dipeptide aminopeptidase, Golgi protein 73, β2-microglobulin, Therapy