Table 3. Outcomes of RFA and EA Patient Groups at 6 Months after Treatments According to Per-Protocol Analysis.
Outcome | Radiofrequency Ablation (n = 21) | Ethanol Ablation (n = 25) | P |
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Primary outcome | |||
Volume reduction (%) | 87.1 ± 11.6 (63.1-99.5) | 83.1 ± 28.7 (-35.7-99.2) | 0.904 |
Secondary outcomes | |||
Symptom score | 0.2 ± 0.4 (0-1) | 0.7 ± 1.3 (0-6) | 0.280 |
Cosmetic score | 1.5 ± 0.5 (1-2) | 1.6 ± 0.9 (1-4) | 0.901 |
Therapeutic success (%) | 100 (21/21) | 92 (23/25) | 0.493 |
Major complications | 0/21 | 1/25 | > 0.99 |
Values are means ± standard deviations (with ranges), except for major complications. EA = ethanol ablation, RFA = radiofrequency ablation