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Peritoneovenous shunt for pancreatic ascites

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A chronically ill patient with pancreatic ascites was successfully treated with a temporary Le Veen peritoneovenous shunt. This observation supports the use of a peritoneovenous shunt in the treatment of pancreatic ascites which is refractory to medical therapy and not amenable to major pancreatic surgery.

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  1. Department of Surgery and Gastroenterology, VUB University Hospital, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium

    Boudewijn De Waele MD, Peter Van der Spek MD & Ghislain Devis MD

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De Waele, B., Van der Spek, P. & Devis, G. Peritoneovenous shunt for pancreatic ascites. Digest Dis Sci 32, 550–553 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01296040

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