Table 1. Treatment outcomes of percutaneous RFA in patients with cirrhosis.
Study | Year | No. of patients | Cirrhosis | Tumor size | Complete response | 3-year survival | Complication rate |
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Brunello et al. (65) | 2008 | 70 | Mainly Child A | <3 cm | 95.7% | 63% | 14.2% (all complications) |
Lin et al. (66) | 2005 | 62 | Mainly Child A | <3 cm | 92.8% | 74% | 4.8% (major complications) |
Seror et al. (67) | 2006 | 57 | Child A only | <3.5 cm | – | 91.2% (2-year) | 15% (major complications) |
Shiina et al. (68) | 2005 | 118 | Mainly Child A | <3 cm | 100% | 81% | 5.1% (major complications) |
Feng et al. (23) | 2012 | 84 | Mainly Child B | <3 cm | 94% | 67.2% | 9.5% (all complications) |
Liu et al. (26) | 2016 | 100 | Mainly Child A | Milan criteria | – | 67.2% | 11% (all complications) |
Ng et al. (69) | 2017 | 109 | Mainly Child A | Milan criteria | 94.4% | 82.3% | 4.6% (severe complications) |