Pleurx tunneled catheter in the management of malignant ascites

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 373-375

  Richard III, H M ^a   Coldwell, D M ^a   Boyd Kranis, R L ^a   Murthy, R ^a   Van Echo, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascites; Catheters and catheterization; Paracentesis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CANCER; ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES TUMOR; CARCINOMATOSIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0035100764     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61919-8     Document Type: Article

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