Solid intracardiac mass complicating peritoneovenous shunting
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Peritoneovenous shunting in intractable ascites
Fourteen patients in whom peritoneovenous shunts were inserted for intractable ascites or malignancy were reviewed.Reduction in ascites was obtained in all patients by the time of discharge with significant diuresis and weight loss. Significant decrease in haemoglobin, packed cell volume, platelet count and prothrombin time also occurred. Coagulation studies were abnormal in 60 per cent of pati...
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The splanchnic and systemic hemodynamics of 14 patients with refractory ascites were studied and were compared to those of 15 patients with ascites responding to medical treatment. Among the 14 patients, 10 were grade B and 4 C, according to the Pugh classification. Of the 15 patients, 5 were Pugh B and 10 C. In patients with refractory ascites, free hepatic venous pressure was significantly hi...
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This report is based on twenty-eight (26%) of 107 patients included in a protocol for prospective evaluation of elective peritoneo-venous shunting for intractable ascites in cirrhosis. These patients had no other procedures and survived more than 5 years after the operation. All patients were free of ascites except one in whom it was mild. One patient refused follow-up. Shunt patency was assess...
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1569-9293
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.137125