Table 2.
Complications encountered after single original multibipolar RFA procedure for the treatment of HCC >5 cm in 83 patients according to the Clavien-Dindo classification
| Grade | Events |
|---|---|
| I | 17 (20.5%) postablation syndrome persisting beyond 7 days* |
| 1 (1.2%) paralytic ileus* | |
| 1 (1.2%) hemobilia+ | |
| 2 (2.4%) pleural effusion* | |
| 2 (2.4%) ascites 1 | |
| 2 (2.4%) icterus 1 | |
| II | No event |
| IIIa | 3 (3.6%) pleural effusion requiring thoracentesis 1 |
| IIIb | 1 (1.2%) tumor tract seeding 1 |
| IVa | 1 (1.2%) liver abscess and biliopleural fistula 1 |
| IVb | No event |
| V | 1 (1.2%) septicemia 1 |
RFA, radiofrequency ablation; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.
*
+ Regarded as minor and major according to the Society of Interventional Radiology classification, respectively.