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01-02-2011 | Case Report

Diaphragmatic Hernia After Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Authors: Takuji Yamagami, Rika Yoshimatsu, Shigenori Matsushima, Osamu Tanaka, Hiroshi Miura, Tsunehiko Nishimura

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Special Issue 2/2011

Abstract

We describe a 71-year-old woman with a hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RF) with a single internally cooled electrode under computed tomography (CT) fluoroscopic guidance. Nine months after the procedure, CT images showed herniation of the large intestine into the right pleural cavity. To our knowledge this complication of RF performed with a single internally cooled electrode under CT guidance has not been previously reported.

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Title: Diaphragmatic Hernia After Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Authors: Takuji Yamagami
Rika Yoshimatsu
Shigenori Matsushima
Osamu Tanaka
Hiroshi Miura
Tsunehiko Nishimura
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue Special Issue 2/2011
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-010-9832-z

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