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HIPEC Surgery - Short Note (10 Marks)

HIPEC stands for Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. It is the intraoperative circulation of heated anticancer drug solution within the peritoneal cavity, usually performed after cytoreductive surgery (CRS) for selected peritoneal surface malignancies.

Principle and rationale

  1. Cytoreductive surgery removes all visible tumour deposits as completely as possible.
  2. Heated chemotherapy is then circulated in the abdominal cavity to eradicate microscopic residual disease.
  3. Hyperthermia, usually around 40-42°C, has a direct cytotoxic effect and enhances penetration and action of some chemotherapy drugs.
  4. Intraperitoneal delivery produces high local drug concentrations with comparatively limited systemic exposure.

Indications

CRS with HIPEC may be considered in selected, fit patients with disease predominantly confined to the peritoneum, including:
  • Pseudomyxoma peritonei, commonly of appendiceal origin
  • Peritoneal mesothelioma
  • Selected colorectal peritoneal metastases
  • Selected epithelial ovarian carcinoma, especially at interval cytoreductive surgery
  • Selected gastric cancer with limited peritoneal metastases
  • Other rare peritoneal surface malignancies in specialist centres
Patient selection depends on tumour biology, peritoneal tumour burden, response to systemic therapy, ability to achieve complete cytoreduction, performance status, renal function, and nutritional status.

Preoperative assessment

  • Contrast CT chest, abdomen and pelvis, with or without diagnostic laparoscopy.
  • Assessment of Peritoneal Cancer Index (PCI). The abdomen is divided into 13 regions and tumour size in each region is scored.
  • Evaluate resectability and likelihood of complete cytoreduction.
  • Assess fitness for major surgery: cardiopulmonary status, renal function, nutrition, blood counts.
  • Multidisciplinary tumour board decision.

Operative steps

  1. Midline laparotomy and assessment of extent of disease.
  2. PCI is documented.
  3. Cytoreductive surgery: peritonectomy and resection of involved organs or bowel, aiming for no macroscopic residual tumour. Completeness is recorded using a CC score.
  4. Inflow and outflow cannulae, temperature probes, and perfusion circuit are placed.
  5. The abdomen is temporarily closed in the commonly used closed technique, or the open "coliseum" technique may be used.
  6. Chemotherapy solution is heated and circulated through the peritoneal cavity. Perfusate inflow is about 42°C, aiming for approximately 40°C outflow temperature.
  7. Drugs vary by tumour type and protocol. Common examples are mitomycin C, oxaliplatin, and cisplatin.
  8. Perfusion usually lasts 30-120 minutes. The circuit is drained, abdomen re-explored, haemostasis ensured, bowel anastomoses/stoma completed if required, and abdomen closed.

Contraindications

Absolute or major contraindications
  • Inability to achieve adequate cytoreduction
  • Extensive unresectable extra-peritoneal metastases
  • Very high PCI beyond disease-specific resectability limits
  • Severe renal dysfunction or serious uncontrolled comorbidity
  • Severe malnutrition or poor physiological reserve
Relative contraindications
  • Poor performance status, for example WHO/ECOG >2
  • Reduced creatinine clearance
  • Extensive small-bowel or mesenteric involvement
  • Progressive disease despite systemic chemotherapy
Age alone is not a contraindication.

Complications

This is major surgery with substantial morbidity.
Early complications
  • Hemorrhage, sepsis, wound infection
  • Anastomotic leak, bowel perforation, ileus, fistula
  • Intra-abdominal collection
  • Venous thromboembolism and respiratory complications
  • Renal injury, electrolyte disturbances, fluid shifts
  • Chemotherapy-related myelosuppression and toxicity
  • Hyperthermia-related hemodynamic instability
Late complications
  • Adhesive intestinal obstruction
  • Incisional hernia
  • Nutritional problems, especially after extensive bowel resection
  • Disease recurrence

Postoperative care

  • HDU/ICU monitoring when indicated
  • Fluid balance, temperature, renal function, blood counts, and electrolytes
  • Adequate analgesia, thromboprophylaxis, early mobilisation
  • Early enteral nutrition when feasible
  • Surveillance with clinical examination, tumour markers, and imaging.

Conclusion

CRS-HIPEC is a specialized treatment for selected peritoneal malignancies. The most important determinant of benefit is appropriate patient selection and achieving complete cytoreduction. It should be performed in experienced multidisciplinary centres.
Source: Fischer’s Mastery of Surgery, 8th ed., pp. 4150-4152; Yamada’s Textbook of Gastroenterology, 7th ed., p. 2220.
Evidence update: benefit differs by primary tumour. A 2024 systematic review of randomized trials found uncertainty for gastric cancer, likely benefit in selected interval cytoreductive surgery for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer, and little or no overall mortality benefit from adding HIPEC to CRS plus systemic therapy for colorectal peritoneal metastases. See the 2024 systematic review.

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Protocols, drugs, doses, temperatures and duration vary by tumour type and institutional policy.') canvas.drawRightString(PAGE_W-M,7.7*mm,'HIPEC quick reference | 16 Sep 2026') canvas.restoreState() doc=SimpleDocTemplate(out,pagesize=A4,rightMargin=M,leftMargin=M,topMargin=42*mm,bottomMargin=16*mm) story=[] story += [Spacer(1,1.5*mm), P('HIPEC | QUICK REFERENCE','TitleX'), P('Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy with cytoreductive surgery (CRS)','SubX'), Spacer(1,5*mm)] # Definition callout call=Table([[P('<b>What it is:</b> After maximal CRS, heated chemotherapy is circulated in the peritoneal cavity to treat microscopic residual disease. It is a specialist-centre procedure, not a substitute for complete macroscopic cytoreduction.', 'Callout')]], colWidths=[172*mm]) call.setStyle(TableStyle([('BACKGROUND',(0,0),(-1,-1),HexColor('#FFF7E8')),('BOX',(0,0),(-1,-1),0.6,GOLD),('LEFTPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),6),('RIGHTPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),6),('TOPPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),5),('BOTTOMPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),5)])) story += [call, Spacer(1,3.2*mm)] left=[ box('1. SELECTED INDICATIONS', ['Pseudomyxoma peritonei / appendiceal peritoneal disease','Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma','Selected ovarian, colorectal and gastric peritoneal metastases','Decision requires multidisciplinary assessment and tumour-specific evidence'], TEAL), Spacer(1,2.5*mm), box('2. PREOPERATIVE CHECKLIST', ['Cross-sectional staging ± diagnostic laparoscopy','Assess <b>PCI</b> (Peritoneal Cancer Index) and resectability','Fitness: performance status, nutrition, cardiopulmonary and renal function','Consent for major resection, stoma, ICU/HDU care, chemotherapy toxicities'], TEAL), Spacer(1,2.5*mm), box('3. KEY EXCLUSIONS / CAUTION', ['Inability to achieve meaningful complete CRS','Unresectable extra-peritoneal disease or extensive small-bowel/mesenteric involvement','Severe renal disease, poor physiological reserve or severe malnutrition','High PCI beyond tumour-specific thresholds; progressive disease despite systemic therapy'], RED, small=True) ] right=[ box('4. INTRAOPERATIVE SEQUENCE', ['Laparotomy, mapping and PCI documentation','CRS: remove all visible disease where feasible; record CC score','Place inflow/outflow cannulae and temperature probes','Perfuse heated chemotherapy, then drain, re-explore, secure haemostasis and close'], TEAL), Spacer(1,2.5*mm), box('5. PERFUSION ESSENTIALS', ['Open or closed technique; closed technique is common','Circuit commonly primed with crystalloid; inflow/outflow temperatures continuously monitored','Typical target: inflow about <b>42°C</b>, aiming for outflow about <b>40°C</b>','Agent and duration are protocol- and tumour-specific: mitomycin C, oxaliplatin or cisplatin are examples'], GOLD), Spacer(1,2.5*mm), box('6. POSTOPERATIVE PRIORITIES', ['Monitor hemodynamics, temperature, urine output, renal function, electrolytes and blood counts','Analgesia, VTE prophylaxis, respiratory care, early mobilisation and nutritional support','Watch for sepsis, bleeding, ileus, leak/fistula, renal injury and chemotherapy-related myelosuppression'], TEAL, small=True) ] cols=Table([[left,right]], colWidths=[86*mm,86*mm], hAlign='LEFT') cols.setStyle(TableStyle([('VALIGN',(0,0),(-1,-1),'TOP'),('LEFTPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),0),('RIGHTPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),0),('TOPPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),0),('BOTTOMPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),0)])) story += [cols, Spacer(1,3*mm)] story += [P('AT-A-GLANCE OPERATIVE FLOW','Section'), flow_row([('01','Assess PCI'),('02','Cytoreduction'),('03','Cannulate & close'),('04','Heat + perfuse'),('05','Drain & finish')]), Spacer(1,2.7*mm)] # bottom two columns warning=Table([[P('<b>Exam pearl:</b> The most important predictor of outcome is appropriate selection and completeness of cytoreduction. HIPEC benefit is not uniform across all primary cancers; apply current tumour-specific evidence and local protocols.', 'Small')]],colWidths=[112*mm]) warning.setStyle(TableStyle([('BACKGROUND',(0,0),(-1,-1),HexColor('#FCEEEE')),('BOX',(0,0),(-1,-1),0.5,HexColor('#E4B4B4')),('LEFTPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),5),('RIGHTPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),5),('TOPPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),4),('BOTTOMPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),4)])) source=Table([[P('<b>Sources</b><br/>Fischer’s Mastery of Surgery, 8th ed., pp. 4150-52.<br/>Yamada’s Textbook of Gastroenterology, 7th ed., p. 2220.<br/>Gurusamy et al. <i>World J Surg</i>. 2024; PMID 38658171.', 'Tiny')]],colWidths=[57*mm]) source.setStyle(TableStyle([('BACKGROUND',(0,0),(-1,-1),LIGHT),('BOX',(0,0),(-1,-1),0.45,LINE),('LEFTPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),4),('RIGHTPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),4),('TOPPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),4),('BOTTOMPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),4)])) bottom=Table([[warning,source]],colWidths=[112*mm,60*mm]) bottom.setStyle(TableStyle([('VALIGN',(0,0),(-1,-1),'TOP'),('LEFTPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),0),('RIGHTPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),0),('TOPPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),0),('BOTTOMPADDING',(0,0),(-1,-1),0)])) story += [bottom] def decorate(canvas, doc): header(canvas,doc); footer(canvas,doc) doc.build(story,onFirstPage=decorate) print(out) PY python - <<'PY' from pypdf import PdfReader p='/tmp/workspace/hipec-quick-reference/output/HIPEC_Quick_Reference.pdf' r=PdfReader(p) print('pages=',len(r.pages),'bytes=',__import__('os').path.getsize(p)) print(r.pages[0].extract_text()[:800]) PY

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