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Feasibility of externalized peritoneovenous shunt (EPVS) for malignant ascites

PURPOSE: To evaluate a new modified peritoneovenous shunt therapy, the externalized peritoneovenous shunt (EPVS) system placement, used to treat patients with malignant ascites. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 10 patients, who were not suited for conventional peritoneovenous shunts (PVS), with...

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Autores principales: Tokue, Hiroyuki, Takeuchi, Yoshito, Arai, Yasuaki, Sofue, Keitaro, Sakamoto, Noriaki, Tsushima, Yoshito, Endo, Keigo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3157441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21777451
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-9-82