Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2015; 21(19): 5941-5949
Published online May 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i19.5941
Table 1 Demographic characteristic of patients in the study n (%)
GroupCT-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)10:1411:160.947
Co-morbidities
Gallbladder stones0 (0)3 (11.1)0.238
Type 2 diabetes mellitus2 (8.3)3 (10.3)1.000
History of open cholecystectomy1 (4.2)0 (0)0.471
Chronic hepatitis B1 (4.2)0 (0)0.471
History of previous liver surgery0 (0)1 (3.7)1.000
Hepatic cysts0 (0)1 (3.7)1.000
Reasons for radiofrequency ablation
Abdominal discomfort only3 (12.5)3 (11.1)1.000
Enlargement of hemangioma only9 (37.5)11 (40.7)0.813
Abdominal discomfort and enlargement12 (50.0)13 (48.2)0.895
Maximal size of hemangioma, (cm), mean (SD)9.6 (2.5)9.4 (1.8)0.686
Min6.06.5
Max11.512.0