Pulmonary abscess as a complication of transarterial embolization of multinodular hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hepatic transarterial embolization has been widely used in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and other liver tumors. Despite being a safe treatment, some complications associated with this procedure have been described. The most frequent adverse effect of transarterial embolization is postembolization syndrome, whereas infections account for only 3.4% of complication. We report the first case of lung abscess as a complication of transarterial embolization used in the treatment of multinodular hepatocellular carcinoma.