Saphenoperitoneal anastomosis for resistant ascites in patients with cirrhosis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 145-148

  Deen, Kemal I ^a   De Silva, Arjuna P ^a   Jayakody, Mahinda ^a   De Silva, H Janaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Ascites; Cirrhosis; Peritoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PARACENTESIS; PERITONEUM VEIN SHUNT; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SAPHENOPERITONEAL ANASTOMOSIS; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEOVENOUS SHUNT; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035047244     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(00)00565-1     Document Type: Article

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