Radiology · 2000 · 108 citations · 33 references
MedicineOncologySurgeryChemotherapyMedical OncologyVascular SurgeryLiver CancerLiver MetastasisComplication Rate AnalysisComplication Rate MeasurementLiver Metastases TreatmentMetastatic Liver Disease TreatmentPort Catheter Placement
To provide intraarterial chemotherapy of the liver in 30 outpatients with colorectal cancer metastases and other malignancies, 32 catheter-port systems were implanted percutaneously via the femoral artery. Mean patency was 229 days. Percutaneous placement was feasible and safe. Compared with surgical placement, the overall complication rate (12%) was comparable or less.
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