The Hyperthermic IntraPeritoneal Chemotherapy Treatment Strives To Radically Remove All Cancer Cells From The Abdominal Cavity By Combining Surgery With Heated Chemotherapy In The Abdominal Cavity. The Goal Of This Treatment Is To Promote Long-Term Survival Or Even To Cure The Patient. The Operation Is Performed Under General Anesthesia And Typically Lasts For 6 To 9 Hours. However, Lengthier Procedures May Be Required.

Hyperthermic IntraPeritoneal Chemotherapy Is A Novel Technique In Which Those Abdominal Malignancies Are Treated Which Were Previously Thought To Be Untreatable And Were Only Offered Palliative Care. The Indication Of HIPEC Is Therefore Very Specific And It Is Meant For Those Cancer Cases Of Abdomen In Which The Disease Has Spread Only Inside The Abdomen And Not Through The Blood Or Lymphatic. In These Patients, The Cancer Is Seen In The Form Of Sand Like Particles Over The Inner Layer Of The Abdominal Cavity Called As The Peritoneal Sheath. Such Type Of Spread Is Usually Seen In The Following Cancers: