Table 5. Side effects or complications of patients with AWE during and/or after HIFU treatment (n=67).
SIR class | Complications | No. |
---|---|---|
A | Skin thermalgia | 12 |
B | Pain in the treatment area | 67 |
Skin blistering | 1 | |
N/A | haematuria | 7 |
N/A | Skin damage | 1 |
AWE, abdominal wall endometriosis; HIFU, high-intensity focused ultrasound; SIR, Society of Interventional Radiology.