Totally implantable central venous catheters for chemotherapy: experience with 793 patients.

Effectiveness of Permanent Implantable Catheter (Polysite) in Children with Cancer

Abstract Background Totally implantable central venous access devices (ports) have been available for over 10 years, but have not been achieved widespread use in pediatric oncology patients. Ports facilitate the administration of chemotherapy in children with cancer. Materials and Methods In this study, early complications of implantable central venous access devices in children with diff...

Totally implantable venous catheters for chemotherapy: experience in 500 patients.

CONTEXT Totally implantable devices are increasingly being utilized for chemotherapy treatment of oncological patients, although few studies have been done in our environment to analyze the results obtained from the implantation and utilization of such catheters. OBJECTIVE To study the results obtained from the implantation of totally implantable catheters in patients submitted to chemotherap...

Applying Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices (TIVAD) in Children: the First Iranian Experience

Rupture of totally implantable central venous access devices (Intraports) in patients with cancer: report of four cases

BACKGROUND Totally implantable central venous access devices (intraports) are commonly used in cancer patients to administer chemotherapy or parenteral nutrition. Rupture of intraport is a rare complication. PATIENTS AND METHODS During 3 years period, a total of 245 intraports were placed in cancer patients for chemotherapy. Four of these cases (two colon cancer and one each of pancreas and b...

Implantable Port Devices, Complications and outcome in Pediatric Cancer, a Retrospective Study

Abstract Background Peripheral blood vessels, due to availability are used for many years in cancer patients, however in patients with potentially harmful drugs to skin (vesicant drugs) or difficult accessibility to vessels, the use of implantable port (totally implantable venous access port-TIVAP)devices with central vascular access are important.  ...