Peritoneovenous shunt - modification with the use of long saphenous vein.
The authors describe their own initial experience with saphenoperitoneal modification of the peritoneovenous shunt in intractable ascites solution. Their findings with this easy type of permanent ascites drainage using the "patient's own resources" are puzzling.
Utíkal
Petr
P
2nd Clinic of Surgery, Teaching Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic. petr.utikal@fnol.cz
Drác
Petr
P
Bachleda
Petr
P
Klein
Jirí
J
Král
Vladimír
V
Hrabalová
Monika
M
D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt / Q000379:methods*; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*