Hepatic Arterial Infusion at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Hepatic Arterial Infusion? A procedure to deliver chemotherapy directly to the liver. Catheters are put into an artery in the groin that leads directly to the liver, and drugs are given through the catheters.

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