Infrared Thermography Monitoring in Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)

Einleitung: Intraperitoneal hyperthermia is an essential part of the HIPEC procedure. The selective destruction of malignant cells by hyperthermia in the range of 41 to 43 °C has been already demonstrated within adequate experimental and clinical studies. We report the worldwide first use of an infrared thermography temperature control to maintain and visualize a constant therapeutic intraperitoneal temperature distribution during a hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) procedure. Material und Methoden: A 55-year-old woman with a 2-year-history of a peritoneal mesothelioma scheduled for cytoreductive…