Combined surgical-percutaneous approach for placement of arterial devices for hepatic chemotherapy.
Indwelling devices for intra-arterial hepatic chemotherapy are usually implanted either surgically or percutaneously. A combined surgical-percutaneous approach to a patient with double arterial supply to the liver is presented and we suggest performing an effective hepatic chemotherapy after surgery whenever two distinct hepatic arteries are present.
Aldrighetti
Luca
L
First Division of General Surgery, Scientific Institute H San Raffaele, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy. aldrighetti.luca@hsr.it
Venturini
Massimo
M
Zoppei
Gianna
G
Arru
Marcella
M
Ferla
Gianfranco
G
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005467:Floxuridine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial / Q000379:methods*; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery
D005467:Floxuridine