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| The successful treatment for cardiac tamponade during radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma |
| Chen Xue a , b , Zhigang Ren a , b , Xiaobo Hu a , b , Yuting He a , b , Ranran Sun a , b , Juan Li a , b , Guangying Cui a , b , Zujiang Yu a , b , ∗ |
a Department of Infectious Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou 450052, China
b Precision Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
∗ Corresponding author at: Department of Infectious Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
E-mail address: johnyuem@zzu.edu.cn (Z. Yu). |
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Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide [1] . Repeated liver resection remains a valid and safe curative therapy option for recurrent HCC in a minority of patients, because of multifocal intrahepatic or extra-hepatic recurrence and tumors in unresectable locations [2] . HCC nodules less than 3 cm located in the hepatic dome beneath the diaphragm may represent one of the most difficult sites for resection [3] . Therefore, some local invasive therapies, such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), microwave ablation, transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) and laser hyperthermia, have been developed and applied in clinical HCC treatment [4] . RFA has high frequency energy which heats the surrounding tissues and causes severe complications such as acute massive hemorrhage, thermal injury to viscera, pneumothorax and cardiac tamponade [5] .
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2019, Vol. 18 
