Preliminary experience with intraperitoneal catheters in the treatment of ovarian cancer
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1991-03Author
Mählck, CG
Rogo Khama O.
Stendahl, U
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Twenty-nine patients with ovarian carcinoma were treated with intraperitoneal cisplatin. Insertion of an intraabdominal catheter was performed during second-look laparotomy. Only one serious complication occurred with abdominal pain, ileus and local peritonitis. Otherwise, the major problems were of a technical nature with separation of the plastic tube from the metallic part of the catheter in 3 cases. In 8 of 29 patients intraperitoneal treatment was discontinued mainly due to local problems at the site of the pot. The procedure is otherwise safe and well tolerated by patients.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1768780http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/29658
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In Vivo. 1991 Mar-Apr;5(2):119-21Publisher
University of Nairobi. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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