[Clinical experiences of implantable vascular access device, "Vital Port" for arterial infusion chemotherapy].

We had the opportunity to use "Vital Port", a subcutaneous implantable vascular access port which was developed in the U.S. and has been used clinically in a multicenter study for clinical evaluation. To prevent the result from varying by facility, standardized criteria were made. The access port was implanted in 31 patients, and then intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy was performed. The follow-up period was 4 weeks. No complications were observed in any of the cases. Intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy was carried out without any problem. This port is lightweight and has good biocompatibility, and the clinical results were evaluated highly.