title: Hemorrhagic cardiac tamponade: rare complication of radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: Local treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been widely used in clinical practice due to its minimal invasiveness and high rate of cure. Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is widely used because its treatment effectiveness. However, some serious complications can arise from percutaneous RFA. We present here a rare case of hemorrhagic cardiac tamponade secondary to an anterior cardiac vein (right marginal vein) injury during RFA for treatment of HCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Imaging, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. kokbeng.loh@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kok Beng
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Loh
authors.forename: Shaik Ismail
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Bux
authors.forename: Basri Johan Jeet
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: Raja Amin
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Raja Mokhtar
authors.forename: Rosmawati
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mohamed
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed