Long-term semi-permanent catheter use for the palliation of malignant ascites

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 360-362

  Brooks, Rebecca A ^a   Herzog, Thomas J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Catheters; Drainage; Malignant ascites; Palliation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER CARE; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CATHETERIZATION; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; LONG TERM CARE; MALIGNANT ASCITES; OVARY ADENOCARCINOMA; PARACENTESIS; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ASCITES; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CATHETERIZATION; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, SEROUS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 33646399440     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.12.043     Document Type: Article

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