Table 7.
Incidence of major complications in 548 treatment sessions
| Type of procedure-related complications1 | No. of events | Managements |
| Major complications | 10 (1.8) | |
| Bowel perforation | 1 | Surgically repaired |
| Seeding metastasis | 3 | Surgical resection |
| Pneumothorax or hemothorax | 3 | Drainage |
| Intraperitoneal hemorrhage | 1 | Ablation in site |
| Liver abscess | 1 | PTCD2 |
| Biliary stenosis | 1 | PTCD |
| No. of deaths | 1 (0.2) | (Bowel perforation) Surgically repaired |
1
Definition of a major complication was a complication that, if left untreated, might threaten the patient’s life, lead to substantial morbidity and disability, or result in a lengthened hospital stay. All other complications were considered minor;
2
PTCD: percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage.