title: [Initial experiences with peritoneo-venous shunting by means of the Le Veen pressure-sensitive valve in the treatment of refractory ascites].
abstract: Of all different surgical treatments of ascites, the peritoneo-venous shunt actually seems to be the less risky method. Our short experience confirms the success of this method, but also its contradictions and reveals a little known complication: the thrombosis of the superior vena cava. Its superiority over the lympho-venous anastomosis has been proven in one of our patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001201:Ascites / Q000601:surgery*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000601:surgery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior
vernacular_title: Premières expériences de la dérivation péritonéo-veineuse par valve baro-sensible de Le Veen dans le traitement de l'ascite réfractaire.