title: [Evaluation of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy using removable W-spiral catheter].
abstract: The authors analyzed the 62 patients who underwent hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) chemotherapy using W-spiral (WS) catheter. The catheter was successfully inserted into the hepatic artery without a coil fixation in 57 cases. After cessation of chemotherapy, the catheter was removed in 32 cases without difficulty, which resulted in improved patients' quality of life as well as preservation of patency of hepatic arteries. This catheter has a special shape-memory alloy in its tip, which allows preferable fixation without coils and removal of the catheter if desired. HAI using this catheter and subsequent removal of it is a reasonable strategy in the era with potent systemic chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, NTT West Osaka Hospital.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tono
authors.forename: Chiwan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanoh
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
authors.forename: Katsuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Danno
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Ami
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsukao
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Inadome
authors.forename: Naofumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kagara
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Takushi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Monden
authors.forename: Shingi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imaoka
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D057785:Catheters; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D014654:Vascular Patency
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents