While P-wave duration (PWD) is primarily employed to observe the atrial substrate alterations after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) on atrial fibrillation (AF) patients, the acquired information corresponds to the entire atria. Left (LA) and right atrium (RA), though, may be differently affected by PVI, implying the need for different after-PVI handling. In order to clarify this assumption, five-mi

As eluded in previous studies, with special reference to those carried out in the European framework, some innovative high-speed aircraft configurations have now the potential to assure an economically viable high-speed aircraft fleet. They make use of unexploited flight routes in the stratosphere, offering a solution to the presently congested flight paths while ensuring a minimum environmental i

BACKGROUND: Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare clinical syndrome characterized by intraperitoneal accumulation of mucus produced by neoplastic cells of mostly appendiceal origin. The aim of this study was to analyze primary and secondary involvement and treatment-related complications of the urinary tract in PMP.METHODS: A retrospective study of 92 patients with PMP, treated by cytoreduction a

AIMS: To report on treatment related toxicity and mortality in patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) treated by cytoreduction in combination with intraoperative hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) and to identify prognostic factors.METHODS: A review was performed of 103 procedures of cytoreduction and intraoperative HIPEC for PMP between 1996 and 2004. Toxicity was graded accord

AIM: A survival benefit has been observed for colorectal cancer patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis treated by cytoreductive surgery with intraoperative hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). However, this treatment modality is associated with a considerable morbidity and mortality and in a significant number of patients survival is not improved. We studied whether poor survivors c

AIMS: To report the results of standard therapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal origin, which consists of conventional surgery and systemic chemotherapy.METHOD: In a prospective study 50 patients with proven peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal origin were treated with conventional surgery combined with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin, or irinotecan in patients treated by 5-fluorourac

BACKGROUND: Peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal cancer is probably best treated by cytoreduction and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). In The Netherlands Cancer Institute, this treatment has been performed since 1995. The long tradition of this treatment enabled us to study long-term survival in detail.METHODS: Between 1995 and 2003, 117 patients were treated by cytoreduction

BACKGROUND: Peritoneal carcinomatosis in the absence of distant metastasis occurs in approximately 8 per cent of patients with colorectal cancer. Cytoreduction followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a new treatment option. Patient selection is crucial to outcome.METHODS: Cytoreduction followed by HIPEC was performed in 102 patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis. The foll

BACKGROUND: After treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal cancer origin by cytoreduction and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), recurrences develop in approximately 80% of patients. This study evaluates the outcome of such recurrences after initial treatment by cytoreduction and HIPEC.METHODS: Between November 1995 and May 2003, 106 patients underwent cytoreduction and

AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the value of medical history and physical examination, tumour marker testing, and CT-scanning in the follow-up of patients treated for peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal origin.METHODS: Between November 1995 and June 2003, 107 patients were treated by cytoreduction and hyperthermic intra-peritoneal chemotherapy. The treatment was considered effectiv

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cytoreduction with hyperthermic intra-peritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a treatment with a high morbidity. Optimal patients selection can possible reduce toxicity and complications.PATIENTS AND METHODS: Complications and toxicity of 102 patients were studied. Toxicity was graded according National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria (NCI CTC) classification. A com

Background: Whole-body bone scintigraphy is a clinically useful non-invasive and highly sensitive imaging method enabling detection of metabolic changes at an early stage of disease, often earlier than with conventional radiologic procedures. Bone scintigraphy is one of the most common nuclear medicine methods used worldwide. Therefore, it is important that the examination is implemented and perfo

BACKGROUND: During recent years, cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) with mitomycin has been used for various malignancies.OBJECTIVE: To characterise the population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of mitomycin during HIPEC.METHODS: Forty-seven patients received mitomycin 35 mg/m2 intraperitoneally as a perfusion over 90 minutes. Mitomycin con

The favorable pharmacokinetics of MMC, used during intraperitoneal chemotherapy, has been reported in several studies [11-19]. A major safety issue in studies using intraperitoneal chemotherapy perfusion is the resulting systemic drug exposure. The AUCplasma is determined by the dose, the clearance, and the fraction absorbed from the peritoneal cavity. The reported mean plasma peak concentrations

BACKGROUND: Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) with mitomycin C has been applied following cytoreductive surgery for various peritoneal surface malignancies. The aim of this study was to evaluate heat penetration in the abdomen during 10 HIPEC procedures.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Temperature measurements were taken at 5 levels through the abdominal wall. Core temperature and room tempe

BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a disease mostly confined to the thoracic cavity. Untreated, the median survival is

Cytoreductive surgery combined with intraoperative hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITHOC) is studied in a phase I study in the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma and pleural thymoma. We studied the pharmacokinetics of doxorubicin and cisplatin used during the HITHOC procedure. Furthermore, the penetration characteristics of doxorubicin were examined. Between 1998 and 2001, 24 pe

BACKGROUND: Tumor markers are useful for diagnosis and follow-up. We studied the prognostic value of baseline and serial carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 19.9 (CA19.9) measurements in patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC).METHODS: Sixty-three patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei were trea

Retrospectively, the first 143 patients who were operated on with bilateral internal thoracic arteries (BITA group) were matched with 143 patients operated on with only one left internal thoracic artery anastomosed on the left anterior descending artery and additional vein grafts (LITA group) and followed up for a maximum of 8 years. At 5 years follow-up there were no significant differences in ev