A method of securing the arterial catheter for hepatic artery infusion.
The infusion of chemotherapeutic agents through the liver is an important part of the non-surgical treatment of metastatic carcinoma of the liver. A stable catheter position is essential to the maintenance of good hepatic infusion. This technique assures that stable position.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial / Q000379:methods*; D008026:Ligation; D013536:Suture Techniques