A 73-year-old woman with occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Serum HBV core-related antigen (HBcrAg) was elevated and HBV covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) was presented in the liver tissue. This report shows HBcrAg might be a predictive factor for development of HCC.

As a complication of GV treatment with Histoacryl®, boweel obstruction is not common. However, when the patients with a history of abdominal surgery complain of an abdominal pain after the GV treatment, we should also consider bowel obstruction.