Prospective Longitudinal Study of Quality of life following cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy for pseudomyxoma peritonei

Suzanne Alves (1) , Faheez Mohamed (1) , Ghasem Yadegarfar (1, 2) , Haney Youssef (1) , Brendan J. Moran (1)

1 Basingstoke and NorthHampshire Hospital Foundation Trust
2 Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is characterized by mucinous ascites, predominantly arising form a perforated tumour of the appendix. This study aimed to assess health related quality of life (HRQL) in patients following cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy for PMP.

Mots clés: Appendiceal malignancy; cytoreductive surgery; hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy; quality of life

Suzanne Alves, Faheez Mohamed, Ghasem Yadegarfar, Haney Youssef, Brendan J. Moran. Prospective Longitudinal Study of Quality of life following cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy for pseudomyxoma peritonei. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2010, 36 (12), pp.1156. ⟨10.1016/j.ejso.2010.09.004⟩. ⟨hal-00638136⟩