STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate complications of intraperitoneal ports placed laparoscopically as a separate procedure after initial debulking surgery for @entity2670 , or primary @entity3906 . DESIGN: A retrospective case series (Canadian Task Force Classification III). SETTING: Inpatient, academic teaching institution. @entity1 : Female @entity1 of any age, at a single institution, undergoing laparoscopically-assisted intraperitoneal port placement after initial surgery for @entity2670 , or primary @entity3906 from January 2001 through December 2009. INTERVENTIONS: Laparoscopically assisted intra-peritoneal port placement. MEASUREMENTS/MAIN RESULTS: Thirty-three ports were successfully placed, with no conversions to laparotomy. Only 2 @entity1 were unable to receive intraperitoneal chemotherapy, and there was 1 major complication (enterotomy) related to port placement. There were 6 cases of @entity409 (17%); however, in 3 cases the port was replaced and subsequently functioned well. There were 2 cases of port infection necessitating port removal. The majority (81.8%) of @entity1 were able to complete all planned cycles of intraperitoneal chemotherapy. CONCLUSION: Based on the data from our institution, laparoscopic placement of an intraperitoneal port may be safely performed as a second procedure after initial surgery for @entity43 , or primary @entity3906 and provides access for post-operative therapy.

Laparoscopic intraperitoneal port placement for optimally cytoreduced advanced XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'PATIENTS'] @entity43 :: ('MESH:D010051', 'Disease') :: ['stage III ovarian, fallopian tube'] @entity3906 :: ('MESH:D010534', 'Disease') :: ['peritoneal cancer'] @entity409 :: ('MESH:D008107', 'Disease') :: ['port dysfunction'] @entity2670 :: ('MESH:D010049', 'Disease') :: ['ovarian, fallopian tube']
@entity43 :: (MESH:D010051,Disease) :: ['ovarian cancer']
