Cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is an innovative
procedure used to treat cancers that have originated in or spread to the abdominal cavity, such as
appendiceal cancer, pseudomyxoma peritonei, colon cancer, gastric cancer, ovarian cancer, and
peritoneal mesothelioma. It is a Two part procedure involving surgical removal of cancer followed by
heated chemotherapy instilled in the abdominal cavity for approximately 90 minutes