title: [Possibilities of ascites draining in childhood].
abstract: Children with congenital or acquired cirrhosis of the liver may lead a relatively normal life for a certain time due to better therapeutical measures, but the prognosis is usually unfavourable. Transplantation of the liver seems to become a possible therapy in the foreseeable future. It may be necessary to drain an ascites resistant to therapy in order to bridge the time between the onset of liver failure and transplantation. The advantages of peritoneo-venous drainage are stressed, the available shunt systems (LeVeen, Agishi , Denver, Cordis Hakim) are presented and discussed.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation
vernacular_title: Möglichkeiten der Aszitesableitung im Kindesalter.