Hepatic arterial infusion
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hepatic-arterial-infusion-321-12353747
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Hepatic arterial infusion
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Hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) is a medical procedure that delivers chemotherapy directly to the liver. The procedure, mostly used in combination with systemic chemotherapy, plays a role in the treatment of liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). Although surgical resection remains the standard of care for these liver metastases, majority of patients have lesions that are unresectable. The liver derives its blood supply from two sources – via the hepatic arterial circulation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatic_arterial_infusion
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2022-07-23T00:01:11Z
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