Peritoneo-venous shunt for intractable ascites: Complications
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Saphenoperitoneal shunt for intractable ascites.
OBJECTIVE Ascites usually complicates chronic liver disease, and some patients with ascites are refractory to medical treatment. Recently, saphenoperitoneal shunt (SPS) was described to treat this condition. This procedure avoids the insertion of a foreign expensive shunt into the circulation. We present our experience with this procedure with some modification in the technique. METHODS We pe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0016-5085
DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(78)93664-8