Prognostic factors after isolated limb infusion with cytotoxic agents for melanoma
✍ Scribed by Per Lindnér; Anna Doubrovsky; Peter C. A. Kam; John F. Thompson
- Book ID
- 110555188
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 794 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1068-9265
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Isolated limb perfusion (ILP) with cytotoxic agents is an effective but complex procedure. Isolated limb infusion (ILI) has been developed as a simpler alternative. Catheters are inserted percutaneously into the axial artery and vein of the affected limb and a pneumatic tourniquet is inflated proxim
## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: Isolated limb infusion (ILI) of cytotoxic agents is a regional therapy for cutaneous malignancies in a single extremity. Conventional ILI technique requires retrograde catheterization of the contralateral femoral vein. A novel modified ILI technique uses an ipsilateral p