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The influence of a peritoneovenous shunt for cirrhotic and malignant intractable ascites on renal function [PDF]

Acta Radiologica Open, 2018
Background Peritoneovenous shunts (PVS) are widely used for palliation of intractable ascites caused by peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) or liver cirrhosis (LC). Some patients who need PVS have renal dysfunction.
Shigeru Ehara
exaly   +3 more sources

Treatment of Refractory Chylous Ascites with an Innovative Peritoneovenous Shunt: Temporary Usage of a Continuous Renal Replacement System: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Chest Surgery, 2022
Esophagectomy and esophageal reconstruction are commonly chosen as surgical options for esophageal cancer. However, prolonged untreated chyle leakage is associated with a poor prognosis.
Jiyoun Park, Jae Jun Lee, Jung Hee Lee, Young Mog Shim   +3 more
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Transcatheter arterial embolization for postoperative hemorrhage complicating surgical repair of incarcerated umbilical hernia subsequent to Denver peritoneovenous shunting: A case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
A 50-year-old man with a refractory ascites was inserted a peritoneovenous shunt under local anesthesia. On the fifth postoperative day, abdominal pain occurred and were diagnosed as incarcerated umbilical hernia.
Hiraku Funakoshi, MD, MPH, PhD, Shogo Shirane, MD, Masayoshi Yamamoto, MD, Eriko Yamaguchi, MD, Yasuaki Motomura, MD, PhD   +4 more
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Feasibility of externalized peritoneovenous shunt (EPVS) for malignant ascites [PDF]

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2011
Purpose To evaluate a new modified peritoneovenous shunt therapy, the externalized peritoneovenous shunt (EPVS) system placement, used to treat patients with malignant ascites.
Sakamoto Noriaki, Sofue Keitaro, Arai Yasuaki, Takeuchi Yoshito, Tokue Hiroyuki, Tsushima Yoshito, Endo Keigo   +6 more
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Long-term results of peritoneovenous shunt implantation for refractory ascites in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: single-center retrospective study of 348 patients [PDF]

BMJ Surgery, Interventions, & Health Technologies
Introduction Despite its reasonable pathophysiological basis, peritoneovenous shunt (PVS) implantation currently plays a very limited role in managing patients with refractory ascites. On the other hand, we have 20 years of experience using PVSs. The aim
Krisztina Fekete, Péter Kupcsulik
doaj   +2 more sources

Chronological Course and Clinical Features after Denver Peritoneovenous Shunt Placement in Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis [PDF]

Tomography
Background: Refractory ascites affects the prognosis and quality of life in patients with liver cirrhosis. Peritoneovenous shunt (PVS) is a treatment procedure of palliative interventional radiology for refractory ascites.
Shingo Koyama, Asako Nogami, Masato Yoneda, Shihyao Cheng, Yuya Koike, Yuka Takeuchi, Michihiro Iwaki, Takashi Kobayashi, Satoru Saito, Daisuke Utsunomiya, Atsushi Nakajima   +10 more
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Postoperative chylous ascites after total gastrectomy successfully treated using peritoneovenous (Denver) shunt: a case report [PDF]

Surgical Case Reports, 2022
Background Chylous ascites (CA) is a rare complication of gastrectomy for gastric cancer. While most cases of postoperative CA improve with medication or nutritional support, some are refractory to conservative treatment.
Shinya Sakamoto, Nobuo Takata, Yoshihiro Noda, Kazuhide Ozaki, Takehiro Okabayashi   +4 more
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Peritoneovenous Shunt as a Bridge to Liver Transplantation [PDF]

American Journal of Transplantation, 2005
Intractable ascites carries great morbidity. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of peritoneovenous shunt (PVS) in patients listed for liver transplantation (LT). Between January 1999 and January 2004, PVS was inserted in 36 (30 males and 6 females) cirrhotic patients, 50.3 years of median age (range: 30-66), who failed multiple large ...
Jérôme Dumortier
exaly   +3 more sources

Treatment of Chylous Ascites with Peritoneovenous Shunt (Denver Shunt) following Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection in Patients with Urological Malignancies: Update of Efficacy and Predictors of Complications [PDF]

Journal of Urology, 2020
Adrian González - Aguirre
exaly   +2 more sources

Peritoneovenous Shunt Scintigraphy to Assess Shunt Patency in Patients with Refractory Ascites [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, 2013
Senthil R, Sundaraiya S, Perumalla R, Rela M.   +3 more
exaly   +2 more sources