Given the high propensity of the liver to sustain lacerations during abdominal trauma,
it is important for the interventional radiologist to recognize associated vascular
injuries and develop an appropriate endovascular approach. This is especially important
given recent changes in trauma practice, as transcatheter embolization has become
an established component of the management of hepatic lacerations. This review of
hepatic lacerations will provide a ready summary of transarterial management of hepatic
lacerations and their complications.
Keywords
hepatic laceration - transcatheter - embolization - arterioportal - fistula