Well first of all, the pumps are technically they are difficult ... if you are profusing outside the liver, the patient can get very toxic because you are using a very high dose right into the ...

Liver transplant should be considered in selected patients with hepatic encephalopathy. Future prospects include new drugs that decrease plasma ammonia, measures to reduce brain edema, and liver ...

“There’s a catheter that comes out from here and then goes directly into the liver,” said Colin Court, MD, PhD, in Surgical Oncology at UT Health San Antonio. This hepatic infusion pump is a ...

For example, infection of an implanted intrathecal pump can lead ... As with dantrolene, liver function should be monitored during treatment, although no cases of hepatic failure have been ...

Intera’s lead product is the Intera 3000 Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump, an implantable device ... the hepatic artery directly to tumors in the liver, according to Intera’s website.

Delcath Systems, Inc. announced that it has received clearance from the FDA to initiate patient enrollment of a phase 2 clinical ...

Researchers found that statin use decreased the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatic decompensation, which is an advanced stage of liver disease. The authors found that statin use appeare ...

A multi-institutional study led by Moffitt Cancer Center found that percutaneous hepatic perfusion using ... rare eye cancer that has spread to their liver. This disease, known as metastatic ...