OBJECTIVES: From a theoretical viewpoint, the use of intraperitoneal therapy (i.p.) in @entity1 with @entity43 (a @entity5 , which remains mainly confined to the peritoneal cavity) is logical. Intraperitoneal catheters have moved to the forefront as a delivery system in @entity5 treatment. Authors described complications during the placement, usage, and evacuation of Tenckhoff catheters. Some of them report much too high number of surgery complications connected with i.p. DESIGN: We report a number of complications connected with insertions, functions, and evacuations of Tenckhoffa catheter. MATERIAL AND METHODS: From January 1996 to January 2002, 92 @entity1 with recurrent or persistent @entity43 , after surgery and first line chemotherapy, have had catheter insertion performed, but only 79 have had performed catheter evacuation: because of: not complete therapy (7 @entity1 ), three @entity1 died during i.p. therapy, in three cases intraperitoneal catheter has spontaneously fold out. RESULTS: During insertion total number of complications 9(9.78%), 6 bowel incision, 1 bladder incision, 1 @entity41478 , 1 incision of bowel and bladder. During catheter evacuation total number of complications 9 (11.39%), 8 bowel incisions 1 @entity41478 . Complications connected with catheter function: only 8 of 92 (8.70%) required cessation of chemotherapy prior to its expected completion, 2 fistula of the catheter to vagina, 2 @entity292 to bowel, in two cases intraperitoneal catheter has spontaneously fold out due to abscess, one after citostatics flow under the skin, one because of abscess in peritoneal cavity, and problems with citostatics inflow one because of subileus. CONCLUSION: The surgical complications occurring during IPC are not dangerous for @entity1 . IPC is valid and safe way of treatment @entity1 with @entity43 . The frequency of complications occurring during insertion of Tenckhoff catheter depends on the way of placement.

[Evaluation of surgical complications connected with intraperitoneal chemotherapy in XXXX ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity43 :: ('MESH:D010051', 'Disease') :: ['ovarian cancer'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer', 'malignancy'] @entity292 :: ('MESH:D005402', 'Disease') :: ['fistulas'] @entity41478 :: ('MESH:C567402', 'Disease') :: ['hernia of the linea alba']
@entity43 :: (MESH:D010051,Disease) :: ['ovarian cancer']
