Percutaneous hepatic perfusion Percutaneous hepatic perfusion Percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP) is a regionalized, minimally-invasive approach to cancer treatment currently undergoing Phase II and Phase III clinical testing. PHP treats a variety of hepatic tumors by isolating the liver and exposing the organ to high-dose chemotherapy. As demonstrated in clinical trials, patients treated by PHP can tolerate much higher doses of chemotherapeutic agents than those receiving traditional systemic chemotherapy without increased toxicities. Using a system of catheters and filters, PHP isolates the liver from the circulatory system and infuses a chemotherapeutic agent directly to the liver via the hepatic artery. The venous effluent from
The Great Australian Adjective and Dennis, however excusable, is not the most creditable feature of their writings." C. J. Dennis acknowledged this poem when he came to publish his own work, "The Austra-laise", which uses the same stylistic trick of leaving the reader to supply missing words of their choice. The Great Australian Adjective The Great Australian Adjective is a humorous poem by English writer and poet W. T. Goodge. It was first published in "The Bulletin" magazine on 11 December 1897, the Christmas issue of that publication, and later in the poet's only collection "Hits! Skits! and Jingles!". The poem was originally published