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Complications of implantable chemotherapy pump. A case of pump inversion
Author(s) -
Seeger Janell,
Woodcock Thomas M.,
Richardson J. David
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19851115)56:10<2428::aid-cncr2820561016>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - medicine , chemotherapy , surgery , intensive care medicine
Regional chemotherapy with the use of implantable pumps is becoming more frequent. The authors report here a case of the pump inverting in the subcutaneous pocket. Speculation on diagnosis, correction, and prevention are discussed.