Peritoneovenous shunts in patients with intractable ascites: Palliation at what price?

American Surgeon

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-162

  Zervos, Emmanuel E ^a   McCormick, Joanna ^a   Goode, Sarah E ^a   Rosemurgy, Alexander S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARACENTESIS; PERITONEUM VEIN SHUNT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURVIVAL;

ASCITES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERITONEOVENOUS SHUNT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031033836     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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