The Palliative Management of Refractory Cirrhotic Ascites Using the PleurX(©) Catheter

Background. Treatment options are limited for patients with refractory cirrhotic ascites (RCA). As such, we assessed the safety and effectiveness of the PleurX catheter for RCA. Methods. A retrospective analysis was performed on all patients with RCA who have undergone insertion of the PleurX cathet...

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Autores principales: Reinglas, Jason, Amjadi, Kayvan, Petrcich, Bill, Momoli, Franco, Shaw-Stiffel, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4912988/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27446840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4680543

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4912988/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27446840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4680543

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