Henry Ford Health is proud to provide the latest cancer treatment advancements, including PIPAC. This minimally invasive surgery for late-stage abdominal cancer delivers chemotherapy that has been pressurized into a mist.
Here you can learn more about the treatment, its advantages and our program.
Henry Ford St. John Hospital was the first in Michigan to perform a PIPAC procedure, and we are one of only a few cancer centers across the country who offer it through the leadership of Richard Berri, M.D..
Find information below about how this treatment targets cancer and why it may be a good option for you.
Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosolized chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a minimally invasive surgery that sends chemotherapy directly into the abdomen to destroy cancer cells. During surgery, two small incisions are made in the abdomen so that liquid chemotherapy can be delivered through a nebulizer, a device that uses high pressure to turn chemotherapy into a mist. The nebulizer stays in the abdomen for 30 minutes and diffuses chemotherapy throughout.
PIPAC has many advantages, including
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