Table 2. Postoperative complications of the 77 HCC patients with PVTT/HVTT.
Type of complication | Group 1 (n = 38) | Group 2 (n = 39) |
---|---|---|
Pleural effusion | 2 | 5 |
Severe ascites | 3 | 2 |
Jaundice | 2 | 2 |
Edema of lower limbs and/or scrotum | 1 | 4 |
Liver failure | 1 | 0 |
Wound infection | 1 | 0 |
Intra-abdominal abscess | 1 | 1 |
Intra-thoracic abscess | 0 | 1 |
Palpitation | 1 | 0 |
Sepsis | 0 | 1 |
Biliary fistula | 0 | 1 |
Some patients had more than one complication