{"title":"Colonic perforation and abscess following radiofrequency ablation treatment of hepatoma","authors":"M.Franca Meloni , S.Nahum Goldberg , Vittorio Moser , Guido Piazza , Tito Livraghi","doi":"10.1016/S0929-8266(01)00171-9","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>Objective:</em> Radiofrequency (RF) has been demonstrated as a relatively safe procedure in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). <em>Methods:</em> A 60-year-old man with liver cirrhosis presented with a large, infiltrating HCC close to the right colon. The patient was treated with internally cooled RF. <em>Results:</em> On the 8th day post-ablation, a complication of right colon perforation was diagnosed. <em>Conclusion:</em> RF can induce untoward thermal damage, and may not be indicated in large infiltrating lesions abutting the gastrointestinal tract.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":79592,"journal":{"name":"European journal of ultrasound : official journal of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology","volume":"15 1","pages":"Pages 73-76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2002-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0929-8266(01)00171-9","citationCount":"81","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"European journal of ultrasound : official journal of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929826601001719","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Objective: Radiofrequency (RF) has been demonstrated as a relatively safe procedure in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: A 60-year-old man with liver cirrhosis presented with a large, infiltrating HCC close to the right colon. The patient was treated with internally cooled RF. Results: On the 8th day post-ablation, a complication of right colon perforation was diagnosed. Conclusion: RF can induce untoward thermal damage, and may not be indicated in large infiltrating lesions abutting the gastrointestinal tract.
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