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.
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.
Authors: Calista Campbell; Meghan G Lubner; J Louis Hinshaw; Alejandro Muñoz del Rio; Christopher L Brace Journal: AJR Am J Roentgenol Date: 2012-09 Impact factor: 3.959