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. 2008 Mar 7;14(9):1430–1436. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1430

Table 5.

Adverse effects within 30 d after cryosurgery

Adverse effects No. of patients %
Minor
Pain 103 31.6
Fever (> 38°C) 108 33.1
Increased liver enzymes 124 38
Thrombocytopenia 58 17.8
Pleural effusion 20 6.1
Major
Hepatic bleeding 5 1.5
Cryoshock 1 0.3
biliary fistulae 3 0.9
Liver failure 1 0.3
Renal insufficiency 5 1.5
Liver abscess 3 0.9
Acute myocardial infarction and severe arrhythmias 2 0.6