| Literature DB >> 19697441 |
M Valle1, K Van der Speeten, A Garofalo.
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Malignant ascites is a debilitating condition affecting cancer patients in their terminal stage of disease. Recently, laparoscopic hyperthermic intraperitoneal peroperative chemotherapy (HIPEC) was introduced as a new approach. From September 2001 to August 2008, 52 patients were treated with this new modality. No treatment-related mortality was observed. Median survival was 98 days. One patient developed a clinical recurrence. Laparoscopic HIPEC is a safe and effective method for palliating malignant ascites. (c) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19697441 DOI: 10.1002/jso.21321
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Surg Oncol ISSN: 0022-4790 Impact factor: 3.454