title: Complications of implantable chemotherapy pump. A case of pump inversion.
abstract: Regional chemotherapy with the use of implantable pumps is becoming more frequent. The authors report here a case of the pump inverting in the subcutaneous pocket. Speculation on diagnosis, correction, and prevention are discussed.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seeger
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Woodcock
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005467:Floxuridine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary
chemical_list: D005467:Floxuridine