Permanent indwelling peritoneal access device for the management of malignant ascites

✍ Scribed by Frank W. Sabatelli; Michael L. Glassman; Scott R. Kerns; Irvin F. Hawkins

• Book ID: 104658060
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 878 KB
• Volume: 17
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1432-086X
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00192454

✦ Synopsis

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.