Treatment of alcoholic pancreatic ascites by intravenous infusion of ascitic fluid.
Pancreatic ascites is usually due to a major duct disruption and responds best to surgery. Reported here is a favorable outcome of chronic ascites in an elderly, frail alcoholic treated by paracentesis and intravenous reinfusion of ascitic fluid.
Giaffar
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Department of Medicine, Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, England.
Isaacs
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D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D001202:Ascitic Fluid; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*