Erschienen in:
26.11.2018 | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: Safety of Abdominal Surgical Cytoreduction Combined with Locoregional Chemohyperthermia
verfasst von:
Pompiliu Piso, MD, PhD
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Ausgabe 1/2019
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Excerpt
Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) have been recommended in several guidelines for the treatment of selected patients with peritoneal surface malignancies. As this is an aggressive strategy, many medical practitioners are concerned about the associated high mortality and morbidity figures, particularly if performed nationwide and not only in highly specialized centers.
1 To investigate this, we performed a retrospective analysis of prospective documented data from a large national registry, with a focus on morbidity and mortality following CRS and HIPEC. …