Delayed Intraperitoneal Catheter Erosion into the Small Bowel

Intraperitoneal chemotherapy can be provided in cases of metastatic ovarian carcinoma. Although most complications arise during or immediately after insertion of the catheter, there are complications that can arise several months later or during therapy administration. One of these delayed complicat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kerwin, Lauren, Calhoun, Sean
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4438143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26064756
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/697608
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Sumario:Intraperitoneal chemotherapy can be provided in cases of metastatic ovarian carcinoma. Although most complications arise during or immediately after insertion of the catheter, there are complications that can arise several months later or during therapy administration. One of these delayed complications is catheter erosion into adjacent bowel.

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