title: A successful peritoneovenous shunting of ascites using the great saphenous vein.
abstract: For the surgical palliation of massive ascites, a LeVeen or Denver shunt may be implanted to drain ascitic fluid from the peritoneal cavity into the circulation. But all commercial shunts are costly and depend on a synthetic valve to prevent blood refluxing into the peritoneal cavity. We report here the first patient with a malignant ascites that was successfully palliated by peritoneovenous shunting using the great saphenous vein as a biological valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery*