- Liver Abscess after Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinomas
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DH Kim Choi, EH Park, JH Lee, KC Koh, SW Paik, BC Yoo, DI Choi
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Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2005;5(1):75-77. Published online June 30, 2005
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Abstract
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- During the past two decades, various image-guided tumor ablation techniques for the local control of malignant
hepatic tumors have been developed. In comparison with surgical resection, the potential merits of these
techniques involve the reduction of morbidity and the preservation of liver parenchyma. Hence, these techniques
have largely replaced surgical resection for treating patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and poor hepatic
functional reserve. Several previous reports have shown that radiofrequency ablation is superior to other local
ablation technique, such as ethanol or microwave ablation therapy. Even though percutaneous radiofrequency
ablation is considered a safe treatment modality, the a variety of complications have been reported. Of these, liver
abscess is one of the most common complications. Here, we present a patient diagnosed as liver abscess after RF
ablation procedure for treating hepatocellular carcinoma.
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