Peritoneovenous Shunt Occlusion
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Morbidity and mortality after peritoneovenous shunt surgery for refractory ascites.
A prospective analysis of the morbidity and mortality after peritoneovenous shunting was carried out in 25 patients who had a total of 27 shunts for refractory ascites. Major complications were limited to the patients in whom ascites was secondary to hepatic rather than peritoneal disease. Immediate postoperative complications followed 17 out of the 23 shunts carried out in patients with liver ...
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Background Peritoneovenous shunts (PVS) are widely used for palliation of intractable ascites caused by peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) or liver cirrhosis (LC). Some patients who need PVS have renal dysfunction. However, renal dysfunction is considered a relative contraindication. Therefore, it is important to assess renal function before PVS placement. Purpose To evaluate the relationship bet...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-198408000-00016