Table 4.
Overview of complications and adverse effects following radioembolization.
| Author | RE-Related Hepatotoxicity | Other RE-Related AE | RE-Related Mortality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edeline [21] | Hyperbilirubinemia: 6 Ascites: 3 Encephalopathy: 1 |
none | 2 |
| Fernandez-Ros [22] | - | - | - |
| Gaba [15] | Hyperbilirubinemia: 9 | none | none |
| Gabr [34] | Hyperbilirubinemia: 6 | none | none |
| Garlipp [23] | none | Acute cholecystitis: 1 Leukopenia: 1 |
none |
| Goebel [24] | - | - | - |
| Jakobs [14] | none | none | none |
| Justinger [25] | none | none | none |
| Lewandowski [26] | none | Fatigue: 10 Abdominal pain: 7 Vomiting: 4 |
none |
| Orcutt [27] | none | Fatigue: 17 Abdominal pain: 15 Vomiting: 8 Appetite loss: 8 Diarrhea: 2 |
none |
| Palard [28] | - | - | - |
| Rayar [29] | none | none | none |
| Teo [30] | none | none | none |
| Teo [31] | none | none | 2 |
| Theysohn [32] | - | - | - |
| Vouche [33] | Hyperbilirubinemia: 1 | Fatigue: 51 Abdominal pain: 19 Fever: 9 Vomiting: 6 Weight loss: 5 Diarrhea:1 Pseudoaneurysm: 1 |
none |
| Total | 26/326 (8%) Hyperbilirubinemia: 22 Ascites: 3 Encephalopathy: 1 |
165/326 (50%) Fatigue: 78 Abdominal pain: 41 Vomiting: 18 Fever: 9 Appetite loss: 8 Weight loss: 5 Other: 6 |
4/326 (1%) |
RE: radioembolization, AE: adverse effects, -: data not available.