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Table 2 Data of the port implantation procedure

From: Evaluation of percutaneous unilateral trans-femoral implantation of side-hole port-catheter system with coil only fixed-catheter-tip for hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy

Procedures

Numbers

Success

202 (98.5%)

Time for the procedure

59.1 ± 10.2 min (45–107 min)

Failure

3 (1.5%)

Reason of failure

 Stenosis of celiac trunk

1 (0.5%)

 Tortuosity of hepatic artery

1 (0.5%)

 Catheter dislocation

1 (0.5%)

Introprocedure complications

 Migration of micro-coils into hepatic artery

4 (2.0%)

 Infection

0

 Bleeding

0

Embolization of replaced hepatic arteries

17 (8.4%)

 Left hepatic artery

3 (1.5%)

 Right hepatic arteries

14 (6.9%)

Embolization of accessory hepatic arteries

22 (10.9%)

 Left hepatic artery

17 (8.4%)

 Right hepatic arteries

5 (2.5%)

Embolization of extrahepatic arteries

69 (34.2%)

 Right gastric artery

60 (29.7%)

 Accessory left gastric artery

6 (3.0%)

 Supraduodenal artery

3 (1.5%)