Hepatic Artery Infusion Chemotherapy
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Hepatic Artery Infusion Chemotherapy
Hepatic artery chemotherapy was given to 36 patients, using totally implantable devices consisting of a port and external pump. Twenty-seven patients had inoperable liver metastases of colorectal origin. The infusion system was inserted by laparotomy into the hepatic artery via the gastroduodenal artery. There was no operative mortality. Thirteen infusion systems could not be used for chemother...
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عنوان ژورنال: HPB Surgery
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0894-8569
DOI: 10.1155/1990/27090