Technique for placement of peritoneovenous shunts in presence of abdominal adhesions.
Abdominal adhesions may cause kinking of the peritoneal limb of peritoneovenous shunts during placement. Use of a stylet in the peritoneal limb can facilitate placement and avoid kinking that could lead to shunt dysfunction.
Phillips
G R
GR
Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Stephenson
K R
KR
Sindelar
W F
WF
D000005:Abdomen; D006801:Humans; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications*