Radiofrequency ablation for treatment of giant hepatic hemangiomas / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

The clinical data of 32 patients with giant hepatic hemangioma (GHH) who underwent radiofrequency ablation(RFA)treatment in the PLA General Hospital and Affiliated Peace Hospital of Changzhi Medical College from June 2011 to May 2016 were retrospectively analyzed, including 26 cases treated with laparoscopy-guided RFA and 6 cases treated with ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic RFA+laparoscopy. A Total of 41 lesions were ablated, the diameters of lesions ranged from 2.0 to 12.0 cm. The RFA time ranged from 18 to 72 min and the volume of intraoperative bleeding varied from 5 ml to 150 ml. The incidence of postoperative complications was 56％, which mainly were fever and hemoglobinuria. Patients were followed up for 12 to 60 months; the lesions were incompletely ablated in 3 cases. Radiofrequency ablation is an effective and safe method for the treatment of giant hepatic hemangiomas .