| Literature DB >> 12381688 |
T Hirota1, T Yamagami, O Tanaka, S Iida, T Kato, T Nakamura, K Ishihara, T Nishimura.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of brain infarction after percutaneous implantation of a port-catheter system via the left subclavian artery for hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy. In 90 patients with inoperable liver cancer, a port-catheter system was implanted via the left subclavian artery. In 5 patients (5.6%) brain infarction occurred after port-catheter implantation. In one patient (1.1%) thrombi formed around the catheter, as confirmed by autopsy. The risk of brain infarction should be taken into consideration when a trans-left subclavian arterial access route is used for the percutaneous implantation of a port-catheter system for hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12381688 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.75.898.750799
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Radiol ISSN: 0007-1285 Impact factor: 3.039