Feasibility of laparoscopic peritonectomy followed by intra-peritoneal chemohyperthermia: An experimental study

These preliminary data suggest the technical feasibility of the laparoscopic approach for HIPEC, in an animal model without carcinomatosis. Our ongoing research is designed to gather pharmacokinetic data in an experimental controlled randomized fashion to compare a laparoscopic to a laparotomy approach on the same model.