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Permanent indwelling peritoneal access device for the management of malignant ascites
F W Sabatelli1, M L Glassman, S R Kerns
1Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, JHMHC, Gainesville 32610-0374.
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
|September 1, 1994
Abstract:
The case presented demonstrates an alternative management approach for malignant ascites. A permanent indwelling peritoneal port for at-home, small-volume paracentesis, provided palliative therapy for a patient who had malignant ascites secondary to breast cancer. The device allowed paracentesis without the risk of repetitive peritoneal puncture or diuretic therapy.