Liver Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 15, 2004; 10(8): 1137-1140
Published online Apr 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i8.1137
Table 2 Treatment-related complications occurred in 130 pro-cedure
Events n (%)
Minor complications13 (10)
Fever (> 38 °C) and moderate pain (5-6 d)10 (7.7)
Right pleural effusion2 (1.5)
Cutaneous burn1 (0.8)
Major complications8 (6.1)
Rapid tumor progression4 (2.9)
Bacterial endocarditis1 (0.8)
Neoplastic seeding1 (0.8)
Peritoneal bleeding1 (0.8)
Hepatic decompensation1 (0.8)