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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-2-12
pubmed:abstractText
Transcatheter embolization of the gastroduodenal artery with Gelfoam was performed in 12 patients undergoing percutaneous hepatic artery catheterization for infusion chemotherapy of metastatic liver disease. The purpose of the embolization was to prevent chemotherapeutic drugs from reaching the stomach and duodenum and thereby inducing gastrointestinal toxicity in patients in whom the catheter tip could not be satisfactorily positioned beyond the gastroduodenal origin. Embolization proved safe and effective in eight cases. Three other patients experienced clinical problems that may or may not have been related to embolization. The final patient had a significant complication (necrosis of the pancreatic head and gastric mucosa) that was felt to be directly related to the embolization. Transcatheter gastroduodenal occlusion may help reduce gastrointestinal toxicity of intraarterial infusion chemotherapy. However, it may on occasion be associated with significant complications, particularly in patients who are debilitated due to metastatic disease.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0361-803X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
137
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1169-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Therapeutic embolization of the gastroduodenal artery in hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.