Peritoneovenous shunts for palliation of malignant ascites

Journal of Nippon Medical School

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 355-358

  Mamada, Yasuhiro ^a   Yoshida, Hiroshi ^a   Taniai, Nobuhiko ^a   Bandou, Kouichi ^a   Shimizu, Tetsuya ^a   Kakinuma, Daisuke ^a   Mizuguchi, Yoshiaki ^a   Ishikawa, Yoshinori ^a   Akimaru, Koho ^a   Tajiri, Takashi ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Malignant ascites; Percutaneous approach; Peritoneovenous shunt

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASCITES TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURETIC THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARACENTESIS; PERITONEUM VEIN SHUNT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; URINE VOLUME;

AGED; ASCITES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEOVENOUS SHUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34948875331     PISSN: 13454676     EISSN: 13473409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.74.355     Document Type: Article

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