Rectal expulsion of a hepatic artery catheter.

The outlook for patients with colorectal liver metastases remains poor, survival in our hospital being only 6 months. The results of conventional treatment are disappointing. With the advent of implantable silicone catheters and small portable pumps, regional chemotherapy is more frequently administered, although complications relating to the catheter do occur. We describe a patient who expelled his hepatic artery catheter rectally, following removal of the catheter port for sepsis.