Pipac : pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy cancer under pressure /

Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a novel approach for treating peritoneal carcinomatosis. First encouraging results have been obtained in human patients.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Reymond, Marc A.; Solass, Wiebke
Published: De Gruyter,
Publisher Address: Berlin/Boston :
Publication Dates: [2014]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110366617
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Summary: Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a novel approach for treating peritoneal carcinomatosis. First encouraging results have been obtained in human patients.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xx, 232 pages) : illustrations
Also available in print edition.
ISBN: 9783110366617
Index Number: RC271
CLC: R730.53
Contents: Frontmatter --
Preface --
Acknowledgments --
Contents --
1. Introduction /
2. Peritoneal carcinomatosis: a neglected disease /
3. Normal and diseased peritoneum /
4. Diagnosis and staging of peritoneal carcinomatosis /
5. Therapy of peritoneal carcinomatosis /
6. Assessing tumor response in peritoneal carcinomatosis /
7. Principle of therapeutic capnoperitoneum /
8. PIPAC Technology /
9. Preclinical experiments /
10. First PIPAC in-human application /
11. Renal and liver toxicities /
12. PIPAC in ovarian cancer /
13. PIPAC in gastric cancer /
14. PIPAC in colorectal cancer /
15. PIPAC in mesothelioma /
16. Quality of Life after PIPAC /
17. PIPAC and HIPEC /
18. Pressurized IntraThoracic Aerosol