Is Palliative Laparoscopic Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Effective in Patients with Malignant Hemorrhagic Ascites

Is Palliative Laparoscopic Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Effective in Patients with Malignant Hemorrhagic Ascites

Malignant hemorrhagic ascites may complicate the terminal evolution of digestive cancers with peritoneal carcinomatosis. It has a bad influence on prognosis and may severely impair patients’ quality of life. Palliative laparoscopic hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) has been proposed...

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Main Authors: Louis de Mestier, Julien Volet, Elodie Scaglia, Simon Msika, Reza Kianmanesh, Olivier Bouché
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Ascites
Hemoperitoneum
Palliative surgery
Cancer
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy
Laparoscopy
Intraperitoneal drug delivery
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/338070

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