Conversion of a gastric band into an intraperitoneal port in a patient with optimally debulked stage 3C serous ovarian carcinoma

• Describes the conversion of a gastric band into an intraperitoneal chemotherapy port; • Removal of band is important for cytoreduction and preventing future complications. • Conversion of the gastric band to an IP port saved the patient the need for a new intraperitoneal port. • Rising obesity may...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tucker, Paige.E., Cohen, Paul.A., Tan, Jeremy, Tan, Jason
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4442664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26076165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2015.03.008
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Sumario:• Describes the conversion of a gastric band into an intraperitoneal chemotherapy port; • Removal of band is important for cytoreduction and preventing future complications. • Conversion of the gastric band to an IP port saved the patient the need for a new intraperitoneal port. • Rising obesity may see more patients with ovarian cancer involving gastric bands. • Consider ovarian pathology in women with abdominal symptoms after bariatric surgery.

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