Stabilization of a Percutaneously Implanted Port Catheter System for Hepatic Artery Chemotherapy Infusion

Journal Article · Thu Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 1999 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S002709900404· OSTI ID:21080301

Shindoh, Noboru; Ozaki, Yutaka; Kyogoku, Shinsuke ^[1]; Yamana, Daigo ^[2]; Sumi, Yukiharu; Katayama, Hitoshi ^[1]

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1. Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, 2-1-1 Tomioka, Urayasu, Chiba 279-0021 (Japan)
2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8470 (Japan)

A port catheter system for hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy was implanted percutaneously via the left subclavian artery in 41 patients for treatment of unresectable liver metastases. The catheter tip was inserted into the gastroduodenal artery (GDA), the end hole was occluded with a guidewire fragment, and a side-hole for infusion was positioned at the bifurcation of the proper hepatic artery and the GDA. The GDA was embolized with steel coils around the infusion catheter tip via a transfemoral catheter. This procedure is designed to reduce the incidence of hepatic artery occlusion and infusion catheter dislocation.

• OSTI ID: 21080301
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Journal Name: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 22; ISSN 0174-1551; ISSN CAIRDG
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ARTERIES
BIFURCATION
CHEMOTHERAPY
INFUSION
LIVER
METASTASES
PATIENTS
SURGERY