title: Laparoscopic placement of a continuous hepatic artery infusion pump.
abstract: Regional liver infusion chemotherapy has been used for several decades in the treatment of isolated hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer. Although implantation of infusion pumps has traditionally required a laparotomy, minimally invasive techniques have been used recently in an attempt to reduce the morbidity resulting from pump placement. This report describes a technique for laparoscopic pump placement and presents the investigators' results with this technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Legacy Health System, Portland, OR 97227, USA.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Urbach
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents