Peritoneovenous Shunt

An operation for the continuous emptying of ascitic fluid into the venous system. Fluid removal is based on intraperitoneal and intrathoracic superior vena cava pressure differentials and is performed via a pressure-sensitive one-way valve connected to a tube traversing the subcutaneous tissue of the chest wall to the neck where it enters the internal jugular vein and terminates in the superior vena cava. It is used in the treatment of intractable ascites.

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Networked: 419 relevant articles (23 outcomes, 23 trials/studies)

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Experts

1.	Arai, Yasuaki: 3 articles (10/2011 - 05/2011)
2.	Takeuchi, Yoshito: 3 articles (10/2011 - 05/2011)
3.	Zanon, Claudio: 3 articles (08/2004 - 03/2002)
4.	Brody, Lynn A: 2 articles (10/2020 - 05/2016)
5.	Erinjeri, Joseph P: 2 articles (10/2020 - 05/2016)
6.	Getrajdman, George I: 2 articles (10/2020 - 05/2016)
7.	Gonzalez-Aguirre, Adrian J: 2 articles (10/2020 - 05/2016)
8.	Sheinfeld, Joel: 2 articles (10/2020 - 05/2016)
9.	Yarmohammadi, Hooman: 2 articles (10/2020 - 05/2016)
10.	Fukui, Hiroshi: 2 articles (01/2018 - 02/2017)

Related Diseases

1.	Ascites 05/01/2002 - "Percutaneous placement of peritoneovenous shunt is a safe, fast, and inexpensive procedure, extremely useful in resolution of refractory ascites, reducing symptoms, and allowing effective palliation, with a great improvement in quality of life." 05/01/1981 - "An accurately placed LeVeen shunt dramatically relieves intractable ascites with improvement in renal function, nutrition, and general health. " 04/01/1984 - "In recent years, implantation of a peritoneo-venous shunt has proven effective in the treatment of therapy-resistant ascites. " 11/27/2019 - "She was ultimately found to have sterile cerebrospinal fluid ascites which was treated successfully with a peritoneovenous shunt. " 01/01/2016 - "A Denver® peritoneovenous shunt (PVS) was inserted into the right jugular vein; his ascites and renal function improved immediately and his general condition has remained good for 12 months since starting the above treatment regimen. "
2.	Fibrosis (Cirrhosis) 01/01/2023 - "The most common indications for peritoneovenous shunt placement were metastatic disease or cirrhosis. " 01/01/2023 - "An institutional review board-approved single-institution retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent peritoneovenous shunt (Denver Shunt; BD, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey) placement (N = 29) and a comparator cohort of patients with cirrhosis who underwent serial paracentesis (N = 42) from 2009 to 2019 with baseline and follow-up cross-sectional imaging of at least 3 months was performed. " 11/01/1989 - "[Cost of the peritoneovenous shunt in patients with cirrhosis]." 07/01/1982 - "The 54% one-year survival by life-table analysis of patients with cirrhosis treated with the Denver shunt matched results previously reported for similar patients treated with the LeVeen shunt. " 03/01/1992 - "Peritoneovenous shunt, a prosthesis capable to correct most abnormalities involved in the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity, is an effective treatment of ascites in cirrhosis. "
3.	Chylous Ascites 01/01/2017 - "The purpose of this study was to define outcome of treatments of refractory chylous ascites using peritoneovenous shunts (PVSs). " 02/05/2022 - "Treatment of Refractory Chylous Ascites with an Innovative Peritoneovenous Shunt: Temporary Usage of a Continuous Renal Replacement System: A Case Report." 10/01/2020 - "Peritoneovenous shunt permanently treated chylous ascites in 90% of patients after retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. " 10/01/2020 - "From April 2001 to March 2019 all patients with refractory chylous ascites after retroperitoneal lymph node dissection treated with peritoneovenous shunt were reviewed. " 01/01/2018 - "Regarding "Management of refractory chylous ascites with peritoneovenous shunts"."
4.	Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis (Alcoholic Cirrhosis) 01/01/1986 - "A multi-centre random trial of 57 cases of alcoholic cirrhosis with refractory ascites was carried out; 29 patients received a LeVeen shunt and 28 were treated by conventional medical therapy. " 06/01/1990 - "One patient with alcoholic cirrhosis and a massive hydrothorax resistant to medical management and thoracocentesis was treated with a Denver peritoneovenous shunt. " 01/01/1986 - "These observations confirm the poor prognosis for refractory ascites in cases of alcoholic cirrhosis and the inadvisability of attempting to treat it by implanting a LeVeen shunt." 09/01/1983 - "We describe two patients with alcoholic cirrhosis in whom staphylococcal right-sided endocarditis developed after insertion of a peritoneovenous shunt (PVS). " 05/01/1981 - "Peritoneovenous shunts (LeVeen) were placed in 52 patients with intractable ascites due to alcoholic cirrhosis between March 1975 and June 1978. "
5.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 04/01/1987 - "Two cirrhotic patients with a LeVeen shunt presented with a large bowel cancer. " 04/21/1984 - "Development of tumor along the track of a peritoneovenous shunt." 05/01/1981 - "Fatal pulmonary tumor microembolism complicating peritoneovenous shunt." 05/01/2016 - "To evaluate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous peritoneovenous shunt (PPVS) placement in treating intractable chylous ascites (CA) in patients with cancer. " 12/01/2020 - "Thirty-five patients who had undergone Denver peritoneovenous shunt for the treatment of ascites associated with malignant tumor from October 2014 to 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. "

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