Copyright
©The Author(s) 2026. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2026; 18(1): 114050
Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.114050
Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.114050
Hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma treated with laparoscopic resection and transcatheter arterial embolization first time: A case report and review of literature
Fei Wang, Zhong-Xing Shi, Xin-Yu He, Xue-Jing Han, Jia-Hui Wang, Jia-Yi Yang, Li-Ming Cui, Department of Interventional Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
Author contributions: Wang F participated in the collection of clinical data, patient follow-up; He XY collected the histopathological data; Han XJ, Wang JH, and Yang JY collected the imaging data; Wang F, He XY, Han XJ, Wang JH, and Yang JY contributed to writing the manuscript; Shi ZX and Cui LM jointly supervised the diagnosis and treatment of the patient.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patients for the publication of this report and any accompanying images.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
CARE Checklist (2016) statement: The authors have read the CARE Checklist (2016), and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CARE Checklist (2016).
Open Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Li-Ming Cui, MD, Department of Interventional Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China. limingcui1974@163.com
Received: September 10, 2025
Revised: September 30, 2025
Accepted: December 1, 2025
Published online: January 27, 2026
Processing time: 133 Days and 6.2 Hours
Revised: September 30, 2025
Accepted: December 1, 2025
Published online: January 27, 2026
Processing time: 133 Days and 6.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: We report a case of multifocal hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma successfully managed with a multimodal approach combining laparoscopic resection and transarterial embolization. The predominant left lobe lesion was resected, while the high-risk hilar lesion was treated with minimally invasive transarterial embolization, interrupting arterial supply to achieve tumor control and preserve hepatic function. Follow-up showed uneventful recovery without recurrence. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report highlighting the feasibility and therapeutic benefit of this combined strategy, providing a paradigm for the individualized management of multifocal hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma.