Transarterial Embolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Comparison between Nonspherical PVA and Microspheres

Table 4

Comparison of postembolization syndrome rates in patients treated with PVA or ME.

	0	1	2	3	4	5	>5
PVA ()	26 (54.2%)	8 (16.7%)	4 (8.3%)	6 (12.5%)	0	3 (6.3%)	1 (2.0%)
ME ()	11 (34.4%)	3 (9.4%)	11 (34.4%)	3 (9.4%)	3 (9.4%)	1 (3.0%)	0

PVA: polyvinyl alcohol; ME: microspheres.