title: Prevention and cure of complications from multiple-electrode radiofrequency treatment of liver tumors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the complication rate of multiple-electrode radiofrequency treatment of liver tumors, and their prevention and cure.
  
  
  METHODS
  114 patients with liver tumors were treated 170 times using multiple-electrode radiofrequency. The clinical complications and their prevention and cure were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The complication rate was 9.6%. The complications included 1 case of colon perforation, 4 cases of skin burn, 5 cases of hydrothorax, and 1 case subcutaneous hemorrhage, but none of the patient died due to these complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The complication rate of multiple-electrode radiofrequency treatment of liver tumors is low and the complications could be prevented and cured.
authors.affiliation: Center of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical College, Chongqing, PR China. makuan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: H X
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Ian
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jiahong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004566:Electrodes; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*