Non-surgical transcatheter arterial implant and subcutaneous infusion port for chemotherapy of hepato-gastrointestinal neoplasms / 中华消化杂志

The authors reported their experience in treatment of 17 patients with hepato-gastrointestinal neoplasms with lipiodol embolization chemotherapy via subcutaneous infusion port by a non-surgical method since March, 1994. According to the seldinger method implanted catherter was placed in the suitable target artery, and the Subcutaneous infusion port was linked to the implanted catheter through a subcutaneous tunnel. Antitumor chemotherapeutic drugs, biological response modifiers and lipiodol were injected through the port. These results suggest that the non-surgical implant method is simple, safe and effective for regional chemotherapy.