Indwelling catheters for the management of malignant ascites

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 493-499

  Lee, A ^a   Lau, T N ^b   Yeong, K Y ^b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Malignant ascites; Paracentesis; Peritoneal catheter

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; PARACENTESIS; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; ASCITES; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARACENTESIS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033768210     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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