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Diaphragmatic Hernia After Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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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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  1. Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-chou, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan

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

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Yamagami, T., Yoshimatsu, R., Matsushima, S. et al. Diaphragmatic Hernia After Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 34 (Suppl 2), 175–177 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-010-9832-z

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