Small tube peritoneovenous shunting for the management of neonatal intractable ascites.
A ventriculoperitoneal shunt for infants has been successfully adapted to function in a reversed manner by sending ascitic fluid back into the circulation of the premature infant. This technique permits successful peritoneovenous shunting in the smallest infant.
D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*