Abstract |
In recent years, implantation of a peritoneo-venous shunt has proven effective in the treatment of therapy-resistant ascites. From 1976 till 1983, a total of 63 shunt systems (Le Veen-, Agishi -, Denver system) were implanted in 55 patients with a mean age of 52.3 years. The most common cause for ascites was hepatic cirrhosis. The average functional period amounted to 21.7 months and the longest implantation time to nearly 7 years. The postoperative complication rate is considerable: 19 patients died in the postoperative course. The most dreaded complication is shunt infection and intravascular thrombopathy . In spite of the high complication rate, the establishment of a peritoneo-venous shunt is recommendable for combatting therapy-resistant ascites.
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Authors | H V Zühlke, R Häring, B Semsch |
Journal | Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen
(Chirurg)
Vol. 55
Issue 4
Pg. 253-9
(Apr 1984)
ISSN: 0009-4722 [Print] Germany |
Vernacular Title | Der peritoneo-venöse Shunt zur Behandlung des therapieresistenten Ascites. Ein siebenjähriger Erfahrungsbericht. |
PMID | 6723465
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Ascites
(drug therapy)
- Drug Resistance
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Peritoneovenous Shunt
(instrumentation, methods)
- Vascular Surgical Procedures
(methods)
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