Table 3 Postoperative minor complications after CT-RFA or L-RFA for recurrent HCC against the diaphragmatic dome.
Characteristic | CT-RFA | L-RFA | Comparison p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Hepatalgia | 0.3496 | ||
Mild | 18 (30%) | 9 (16.1%) | |
Moderate | 10 (16.7%) | 13 (23.2%) | |
Severe | 4 (6.7%) | 3 (5.4%) | |
Nausea & Vomiting | 23 (38.3%) | 23 (41.1%) | 0.7629 |
Anepithymia | 25 (41.7%) | 22 (39.3%) | 0.7943 |
Abdominal Distension | 18 (30%) | 21 (37.5%) | 0.3929 |
Fever | 26 (43.3%) | 27 (48.2%) | 0.5980 |
Uroschesis | 0 | 2 (3.6%) | 0.2309 |
Wound Pain | 0.8648 | ||
Mild | 13 (21.7%) | 8 (14.3%) | |
Moderate | 5 (8.3%) | 8 (14.3%) | |
Severe | 0 | 0 | |
Wound Infection | 0 | 1 (1.8%) | 0.4828 |
Shoulder & Back Pain | 0.0379 | ||
Mild | 5 (8.3%) | 11 (19.6%) | |
Moderate | 2 (3.3%) | 4 (7.1%) | |
Severe | 0 | 0 | |
Hypercarbia | 0 | 1 (1.8%) | 0.4828 |
