Interventionally implanted port catheter systems for hepatic arterial infusion of chemotherapy in patients with colorectal liver metastases: A phase II-study and historical comparison with the surgical approach

Table 4 Treatment-limiting port complications

	GROUP A: Interventional (n = 41)		GROUP B: Surgical (n = 40)		p-value
	Abs.	%	Abs.	%
*vascular*	5	12.2	15	37.5	*0.008*
Thrombosis	5	12.2	9	22.5	0.220
Hepatic arterial stenosis	0	0	2	5.0	0,147
Dislocation of catheter tip	0	0	2	5.0	0.147
Reflux gastric/duodenal artery	0	0	1	2.5	0.308
Dissection hepatic artery	0	0	1	2.5	0.308
*non vascular*	2	4.9	5	12.5	*0.222*
Leakage/extravasation	0	0	3	7.5	0.074
Rotation of port chamber	0	0	1	2.5	0.308
Infection of port chamber	2	4.9	1	2.5	0.571

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