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Table 6 Causes of death in both groups

From: Outcomes and factors influencing survival in cirrhotic cases with spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicenter study

Treatment

No. of patients who died

Re-rupture or re-bleeding (%)

Hepatic failure (%)

Others (%)

ConT group

32

23 (72)

9 (28)

0 (0)

TAE group

15

2 (13)

10 (67)

3 (20)

  1. In one of the 16 TAE patients, it was not possible to stop the hemorrhage by use of TAE.
  2. Abbreviations: ConT, conservative treatment: TAE, transcatheter arterial embolization
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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