title: [Surgical treatment of ascites with Le Veen shunt in patients with alcoholic liver disease].
abstract: Studies were carried out on 16 alcoholic cirrhotics with clinically intractable ascites who underwent the implant of peritoneovenous (LeVeen) shunts. Our purpose was to find out how this group of patients responded to this kind of surgical treatment for ascites. Fifteen of these patients were male and one female, with a median age of 51.3 years. According to Child classification, 7 were Child B and 9 Child C. Thirty-three surgeries were conducted, in that 5 were performed for revision of the shunt positioning and 12 for the replacement of the valves. A total of 28 shunts were used. Postoperative immediate mortality occurred in 5 patients (4 Child C and one Child B). The median late postoperative follow-up of the 11 patients who survived was 25.8 months. We concluded that LeVeen shunt implantation is a valid palliative therapeutic resource for the treatment of ascites in alcoholic cirrhotics. The results obtained with this patient population are similar to those observed in cirrhotics who presented other etiologies. We also concluded that late mortality was not related to the implant of a LeVeen shunt but was due to the normal course of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Fígado do Hospital Beneficéncia Portuguesa de São Paulo.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: D'Albuquerque
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Oliveira e Silva
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Genzini
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: de Miranda
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roldan-Molina
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gama-Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011300:Preoperative Care
vernacular_title: Tratamento cirúrgico da ascite com o implante da válvula de Le Veen em pacientes com doença hepática alcoólica.