Johns Hopkins Surgeons Pioneer Combination of Procedures for Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer

Johns Hopkins Surgeons Pioneer Combination of Procedures for Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer

Surgeons at The Johns Hopkins Hospital have performed — among the first time in the U.S. and the world — a blend of surgical procedures for patients with advanced colon cancer. This pioneering treatment combines two effective, proven therapies: an advanced liver surgery approach (associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy or ALPPS) and hepatic artery infusion (HAI) pump implantation. Read more here.

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