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Histosonics was made aware of an abstract at the hep-dart conference (hassanein, r.T., hefner, a.M., oliver, d., banuelos, m., barakat, f., & hassanein, t.I.(2025).Histotripsy, a novel non-invasive therapy for liver tumors: an outpatient medical management experience.Southern california abdominal cancer group; southern california transplantation institute research foundation; southern california liver centers) in which two patients had post-treatment acute renal injury indicated by elevated creatinine.Per the abstract, the events resolved in 3-7 days with hydration and supportive care.
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No device malfunctions or other noteworthy events occurred during the case.In response to reports of acute kidney injury associated with histotripsy, histosonics has incorporated the following warning into its labeling: "as reported in other liver directed therapies, multiple or large-volume liver treatments have been associated with acute kidney injury (aki).When planning extensive or multiple treatments, evaluate and monitor the patient for signs of aki.".
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