Cytoreductive surgery with limited or extended peritonectomy associated with intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusion (IHCP) has been proposed for treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) from abdominal neoplasms.
Treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis by cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusion (IHCP): postoperative outcome and risk factors for morbidity.
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, Advanced Surgical Oncology Unit, University of Siena, Policlinico Le Scotte, Viale Bracci, 53100 Siena, Italy. roviello@unisi.it