PURPOSE: Development of a percutaneously implantable catheter system for regional chemotherapy of liver metastases and its application in patients with surgically implanted but dislocated catheters. METHODS: Thirty-three patients with liver metastases of colorectal tumors were submitted to percutaneous puncture of the subclavian artery and insertion of a catheter whose tip was placed in the proper hepatic artery and whose end was subcutaneously connected with an infusion pump. RESULTS: The mean duration of therapy via the percutaneously inserted catheter was 27 weeks (+/-14 weeks). The most frequent complication was disconnection of the therapy catheter from the tube of the infusion pump. Eighty percent of all complications were corrected by reintervention. The therapy drop-out rate due to catheter-associated complications was 9%. CONCLUSION: Percutaneous insertion of a catheter for regional chemotherapy of the liver is a relatively uncomplicated method with high patient acceptance and simple access for reintervention.
PURPOSE: Development of a percutaneously implantable catheter system for regional chemotherapy of liver metastases and its application in patients with surgically implanted but dislocated catheters. METHODS: Thirty-three patients with liver metastases of colorectal tumors were submitted to percutaneous puncture of the subclavian artery and insertion of a catheter whose tip was placed in the proper hepatic artery and whose end was subcutaneously connected with an infusion pump. RESULTS: The mean duration of therapy via the percutaneously inserted catheter was 27 weeks (+/-14 weeks). The most frequent complication was disconnection of the therapy catheter from the tube of the infusion pump. Eighty percent of all complications were corrected by reintervention. The therapy drop-out rate due to catheter-associated complications was 9%. CONCLUSION: Percutaneous insertion of a catheter for regional chemotherapy of the liver is a relatively uncomplicated method with high patient acceptance and simple access for reintervention.
Authors: Sun Young Choi; Ah Hyun Kim; Kyung Ah Kim; Jong Yun Won; Do Yun Lee; Kwang-Hun Lee Journal: Korean J Radiol Date: 2010-10-29 Impact factor: 3.500
Authors: P J Karanicolas; P Metrakos; K Chan; T Asmis; E Chen; T P Kingham; N Kemeny; G Porter; R C Fields; J Pingpank; E Dixon; A Wei; S Cleary; G Zogopoulos; C Dey; M D'Angelica; Y Fong; S Dowden; Y J Ko Journal: Curr Oncol Date: 2014-02 Impact factor: 3.677