title: [Implantable sites in cancerology. The percutaneous technique. Results of a homogeneous series of 141 cases].
abstract: Percutaneous implantation sites were used by the same operator in 141 patients (87 females and 54 males) with usually metastatic cancer. A titanium Districath implantable chamber and a 1.1 mm inner diameter silicone catheter were used. Percutaneous venous access was via the subclavian vein in 139 cases (98.6%). Mandatory safety measures were emphasized. Insertion was complicated by puncture of the subclavian artery in 6 cases (4.2%). There were no case with abscess, disunion, infection or death due to the method. The chamber was removed in 7 cases due to: 3 ruptures of the catheter, 2 septicaemias, 1 rejection reaction and 1 psychological intolerance. In our series, percutaneous implantation via the subclavian vein has been a reliable and rapid technique with little morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Centre Paul Papin, Angers.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maillart
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lorimier
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guerin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giraud
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gamelin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Delva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lortholary
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010039:Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies