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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2015; 21(19): 5941-5949
Published online May 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i19.5941
Published online May 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i19.5941
Table 1 Demographic characteristic of patients in the study n (%)
| Group | CT-guided ablation(n = 24) | Laparoscopic ablation(n = 27) | P value |
| Age (yr), mean (SD) | 50.0 (14.5) | 49.5 (8.27) | 0.748 |
| Gender (male: female) | 10:14 | 11:16 | 0.947 |
| Co-morbidities | |||
| Gallbladder stones | 0 (0) | 3 (11.1) | 0.238 |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 2 (8.3) | 3 (10.3) | 1.000 |
| History of open cholecystectomy | 1 (4.2) | 0 (0) | 0.471 |
| Chronic hepatitis B | 1 (4.2) | 0 (0) | 0.471 |
| History of previous liver surgery | 0 (0) | 1 (3.7) | 1.000 |
| Hepatic cysts | 0 (0) | 1 (3.7) | 1.000 |
| Reasons for radiofrequency ablation | |||
| Abdominal discomfort only | 3 (12.5) | 3 (11.1) | 1.000 |
| Enlargement of hemangioma only | 9 (37.5) | 11 (40.7) | 0.813 |
| Abdominal discomfort and enlargement | 12 (50.0) | 13 (48.2) | 0.895 |
| Maximal size of hemangioma, (cm), mean (SD) | 9.6 (2.5) | 9.4 (1.8) | 0.686 |
| Min | 6.0 | 6.5 | |
| Max | 11.5 | 12.0 |
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Citation: Gao J, Kong J, Ding XM, Ke S, Niu HG, Xin ZH, Ning CM, Guo SG, Li XL, Zhang L, Dong YH, Sun WB. Laparoscopic
vs computerized tomography-guided radiofrequency ablation for large hepatic hemangiomas abutting the diaphragm. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(19): 5941-5949 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i19/5941.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i19.5941