Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC Surgery) is offered to treat advanced cancers of the abdomen (peritoneum) specially those which have started to spread. HIPEC procedure is a combination of 2 procedures –
1. To remove visible tumours by doing cytoreductive surgery and then,
2. Washing the entire abdominal area with heated chemotherapy which is applied directly into the abdomen to destroy remaining cancer cells.
This procedure is specially offered to those patients who are suffering with cancer of Appendix, Cancer of Colon, Cancer of Peritoneal Area, Ovarian Cancers and certain Gastric Cancers.
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An Innovation in Delivering High Dosage of Chemotherapy in Aggressive Abdominal Cancers.
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy is a surgical procedure in which, after removing visible tumors through surgery (cytoreductive surgery), The surgeon pushes a dosage of heated chemotherapy inside a patient’s abdomen. This assists doctors in increasing the ability of chemotherapy to fight cancer by directly targeting cancerous cells.
Cytoreductive surgery helps reduce the size of a Tumor in the abdominal cavity or the number of Cancer Cells in the abdominal cavity during cancer treatment. Depending on the case, HIPEC is performed in combination with Cytoreductive surgery.
During the HIPEC procedure, this chemo dosage is given for about 90 minutes, and then the chemo is washed out. Thereafter, the surgical site is closed.
The procedure is specially performed for cancers that are in the early stages and have the potential for reoccurrence. HIPEC can be offered Laparoscopically using smaller incisions.
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy, or HIPEC, is a new technology for administering chemotherapy. It is mostly used for Ovarian and Gastric Cancers, as well as Colon Cancer, Abdominal, and Peritoneal Cancers.
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Benefit of HIPEC Procedures –
There are fewer side effects compared to chemotherapy as the chemo agents are circulated in the whole body as may be the case in traditional chemotherapy.
The chemo is given localized and more effective as it works under higher temperatures, which helps in better absorption of chemo drugs.
It has been proven to be far more effective in fighting and killing cancer cells in cancers of abdominal nature.
Cost of HIPEC Surgery in India
Cost of HIPEC Surgery in India comes between $9500 and $11500 depending upon hospital chosen.
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Best Doctors to Administer HIPEC Treatment in India
Given that the procedure is modern, younger doctors like Dr. Archit Pandit and Dr. Shubham Jain have proven to be early movers in this technology and have more cases credited to them.
