Surgical vs percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma in dangerous locations

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Home / Archive / Volume 17, Issue 1

Citation of this article

Corresponding Author of This Article

Article-Type of This Article

Open-Access Policy of This Article

Times Cited Counts in Google of This Article

Journal Information of This Article

Publication Name

World Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN

1007-9327

Publisher of This Article

Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

Brief Article

World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2011; 17(1): 123-129
Published online Jan 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i1.123

Table 3 Major complications of radiofrequency ablation

Classification of complications	Percutaneous RFA (n = 69)	Surgical RFA (n = 93)	P value
Grade I
Analgesics requirement	17	58	0.000
Fever above 38.5°C	23	45	0.055
Grade II
Ascites	4	11	0.190
Persistent jaundice	2	0	0.315
Gastric hemorrhage	0	3	0.132
Grade III
Hydrothorax requiring drainage	5	9	0.586
Skin burn	1	0	0.244
Encapsulated effusion needing drainage	3	1	0.184
Grade IV
Partial hepatic infarction	1	3	0.471
Gastric perforation	1	0	0.244
Bile duct injury	5	1	0.040
Procedure-related hemorrhage	6	1	0.018
Malignant seeding	2	0	0.315

RFA: Radiofrequency ablation.

Citation: Huang JW, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Croome KP, Yan LN, Wu H, Chen ZY, Prasoon P, Zeng Y. Surgical vs percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma in dangerous locations. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(1): 123-129
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i1/123.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i1.123

Huang JW, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Croome KP, Yan LN, Wu H, Chen ZY, Prasoon P, Zeng Y. Surgical vs percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma in dangerous locations. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(1): 123-129 [PMID: 21218093 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i1.123]

All content on this site: Copyright © 1993-2026 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply.