Abstract:

Between May 2005 and March 2007, catheter-port systems were placed in 20 pts for continuous hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy in the treatment of unresectable colorectal liver metastases. Carboplatin (or oxaliplatin) plus 5-fluorouracil and systemic leucovorin were administered. No complications occurred during the implantation procedures. The mean number of intrahepatic chemotherapy cycles per patient was 10 (4-25). The mean follow-up period was 412 (100-853) days. During the follow-up period, complications occurred in 9 patients (45%), but surgical or interventional radiological correction was successful in all but one case. At present, 14 patients are alive within 4 and 41 months and continue to receive intraarterial chemotherapy, while 6 patients died in 5 to 21 months from tumor progression. The common 1 -year survival is 90% (18 patients). Percutaneous implantation is potentially effective treatment for patients with CLM.

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Abstract:

To show possibilities to diagnose and treat toxic complications of continuous hepatic artery chemoinfusion using percutaneous implanted catheter-port system.

Materials and methods: Between May 2005 and March 2007, 20 patients (pts) underwent percutaneous transfemoral implantation of the catheter-port system for treatment of unresectable colorectal liver metastases. Toxic complications (gastritis, pancreatits or stomach ulcer) occurred in three pts (each in one). Endoscopy (after arterial injection of methylene blue) and scintigraphy (after arterial injection of technetium-99m macroaggregated albumin) showed abnormal liver perfusion. Visceral angiography was performed for verification and embolization of non-targeted vessels. Angiography with embolization of collateral arteries resulted in normalization of liver perfusion and resolution of complications. At present, all pts continue to receive intraarterial chemotherapy. Transcatheter coil embolization of non-targeted arteries is effective for the management of the catheter-port system misperfusion.

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