Palliation of malignant ascites by the Denver peritoneovenous shunt.
Five out of 8 Denver peritoneovenous shunts placed in 7 patients provided excellent palliation of malignant ascites. Subclinical consumptive coagulopathy was detected after placement of 6 shunts, but no patient developed overt bleeding.
D000368:Aged; D001201:Ascites / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt / Q000379:methods*; D010976:Platelet Count; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011517:Prothrombin Time; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
D006454:Hemoglobins