A Tamponade Leading to Death After Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Overview

Journal Eur Radiol

Specialty Radiology

Date 2004 Oct 27

PMID 15503044

Citations 13

Authors

Ahmed Moumouh

Jerome Hannequin

Carine Chagneau

Fatima Rayeh

Arnaud Jeanny

Alexandre Weber-Holtzscherer

Jean-Pierre Tasu

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Abstract

A case of hemorrhagic cardiac tamponade after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) leading to death is presented. The complication occurred during a procedure performed under general anesthesia with an expandable needle system for a 2-cm HCC sited in the second segment of the liver close to the diaphragm. Thermal damage to the organs surrounding the liver are major complications of liver tumor RFA. For lesions that are adjacent to the cardiac cavities, a discussion of better therapeutic options remains necessary and has to take into account the effectiveness and complication rate of each technique.

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