Table 3.
Adverse effects following cryoablation, according to CIRSE classification.
Complications (CIRSE grade) | 17/63 (27%) |
None | 46/63 (73%) |
1 | 5/63 (7.9%) |
2 | 3/63 (4.8%) |
3 | 8/63 (12.7%) |
4 | 0/63 (0%) |
5 | 0/63 (0%) |
6 | 1/63 (1.6%) |
Types of complications | |
Hemorrhagic | 6/63 (9.5%) |
Infectious | 3/63 (4.8%) |
Vascular | 1/63 (1.6%) |
Pneumothorax | 3/63 (4.8%) |
Other benign | 3/63 (4.8%) |
Death | 1/63 (1.6%) |