REGIONAL HEPATOTROPIC THERAPY METHOD Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves supplying medicinal preparation to liver via catheter located in portal vein; moving out catheter from portal vein and from part of channel in liver tissue; fixing catheter for time sufficient for spontaneous occlusion of puncture opening in vein; forming hemostatic plug in adjoining vein; introducing hemostatic means into channel. Method may be used for operating patients with different liver diseases and allows hemorrhage from abdominal cavity to be prevented. EFFECT: increased efficiency and simplified method. 3 cl