Table 1 Complications associated with intraperitoneal access port systems in previous reports *n: number of patient
Author | Year | *n | Type of cancer | Malfunction | Infection | Bowel perforation/fistula | Small bowel obstruction | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | *n (%) | *n (%) | *n (%) | *n (%) | *n (%) |
Pfeifle et al.[18] | 1984 | 54 | ovarian cancer | 3 (5.5) | 3 (5.5) | 0 | 0 | 6(11) |
Piccart et al.[12] | 1985 | 145 | ovarian cancer | 3 (2.1) | 12 (8.3) | 2 (1.4) | 0 | 17 (11.7) |
Braly et al.[17] | 1986 | 33 | ovarian cancer | 2 (6.1) | 6 (18.2) | 1 (3.0) | 1 (3.0) | 10 (30.3) |
Davidson et al.[13] | 1991 | 227 | ovarian cancer | 20 (8.8) | 12 (5.3) | 8 (3.5) | 0 | 40 (17.6) |
Malmastorm et al.[14] | 1994 | 125 | ovarian cancer | 6 (4.8) | 5 (4.0) | 0 | 0 | 37 (30) |
Topuz et al.[10] | 2000 | 56 | ovarian cancer | 6 (10.7) | 3 (5.4) | 1 (1.8) | 0 | 10 (18) |
Makhija et al.[15] | 2001 | 301 | ovarian cancer | 19 (6.3) | 11 (3.7) | 0 | 0 | 30 (10) |
Walker et al.[16] | 2006 | 205 | ovarian cancer | 18 (8.8) | 21 (10) | 4 (2.0) | 0 | 40 (20) |
Emoto et al.[19] | 2012 | 131 | gastric cancer | 10 (7.6) | 9 (6.9) | 2 (1.5) | 0 | 27 (21) |