title: [Clinical experiences of implantable vascular access device, "Vital Port" for arterial infusion chemotherapy].
abstract: We had the opportunity to use "Vital Port", a subcutaneous implantable vascular access port which was developed in the U.S. and has been used clinically in a multicenter study for clinical evaluation. To prevent the result from varying by facility, standardized criteria were made. The access port was implanted in 31 patients, and then intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy was performed. The follow-up period was 4 weeks. No complications were observed in any of the cases. Intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy was carried out without any problem. This port is lightweight and has good biocompatibility, and the clinical results were evaluated highly.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Radiology, Hyogo College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takayasu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable / Q000592:standards*; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*