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World J Hepatol. Nov 8, 2015; 7(25): 2578-2589
Published online Nov 8, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i25.2578
Published online Nov 8, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i25.2578
Table 1 Major complications of microwave ablation in literature n (%)
| Liang et al[91] | Bertot et al[90] | Livraghi et al[92] | Ding et al[89] | Ding et al[89] | Lahat et al[93] | |
| Major complications | 2.6% | 4.6% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 4.6% |
| Intra-peritoneal bleeding | 1 (0.03) | NA | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.31) | NA | NA |
| Portal vein thrombosis | NA | NA | NA | 0.15 (1/654) | NA | NA |
| Bile leakage | NA | NA | NA | 2 (0.31) | NA | NA |
| Biloma | 1 (3) | NA | 1 (0.15) | |||
| Bile duct injury | 1 (3) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.15) | |||
| Obstructive jaundice | NA | 1 (0.1) | NA | |||
| Liver disfunction | NA | NA | 3 (0.4) | 4 (0.61) | 2 (2) | NA |
| Liver abscess | 4 (13) | NA | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.15) | NA | NA |
| Gastrointestinal perforation | 2 (7) | NA | 2 (0.3) | NA | NA | NA |
| Haemothorax | NA | NA | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.15) | NA | NA |
| Intractable pleural effusion | NA | NA | 3 (0.4) | 5 (0.76) | 1 (0.8) | NA |
| Right diaphragmatic hernia | NA | NA | NA | 2 (0.31) | 1 (0.8) | NA |
| Pneumothorax | NA | NA | 1 (0.1) | NA | NA | NA |
| Tumor seeding | 5 (16) | NA | 1 (0.1) | NA | NA | NA |
- Citation: Poggi G, Tosoratti N, Montagna B, Picchi C. Microwave ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Hepatol 2015; 7(25): 2578-2589
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v7/i25/2578.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v7.i25.2578