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Intraperitoneal chemotherapy: introduction of a new "single use" delivery system--a preliminary report
P Pfeiffer1, L Asmussen, H Kvist-Poulsen
1Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
Gynecologic Oncology
|October 1, 1989
Abstract:
Intraperitoneal administration of chemotherapy in ovarian cancer is currently under investigation. In this preliminary report we introduce the "Veress-needle" as a "single-use" delivery system of intraperitoneal chemotherapy. A total of 22 infusions in 7 patients revealed no major complications, and during 4 infusions only minor side effects were noted. The technique described seems to fulfill the need for a safe, reliable, and acceptable delivery system of intraperitoneal chemotherapy.