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Preliminary experience in the treatment of rebel ascites from ovarian cancer with the peritoneo-venous shunt of Leveen. 1982

G B Battaglia, and V Levi D'Ancona, and N Farsi, and L Boffi

4 cases of rebel ascites from advanced ovarian cancer, considered lost to chemotherapy, are treated with Leveen's peritoneo-venous shunt. Deterioration of general conditions for the ascites and progressive unaffectiveness of chemotherapy induced the authors to find better conditions of life for these patients. By the peritoneo-venous shunt life condition improved significantly; the patients were able to continue chemotherapy with good results; 2 patients are living more than 2 years after the shunt.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010051	Ovarian Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the OVARY. These neoplasms can be benign or malignant. They are classified according to the tissue of origin, such as the surface EPITHELIUM, the stromal endocrine cells, and the totipotent GERM CELLS.	Cancer of Ovary,Ovarian Cancer,Cancer of the Ovary,Neoplasms, Ovarian,Ovary Cancer,Ovary Neoplasms,Cancer, Ovarian,Cancer, Ovary,Cancers, Ovarian,Cancers, Ovary,Neoplasm, Ovarian,Neoplasm, Ovary,Neoplasms, Ovary,Ovarian Cancers,Ovarian Neoplasm,Ovary Cancers,Ovary Neoplasm
D010536	Peritoneovenous Shunt	An operation for the continuous emptying of ascitic fluid into the venous system. Fluid removal is based on intraperitoneal and intrathoracic superior vena cava pressure differentials and is performed via a pressure-sensitive one-way valve connected to a tube traversing the subcutaneous tissue of the chest wall to the neck where it enters the internal jugular vein and terminates in the superior vena cava. It is used in the treatment of intractable ascites.	Ascites Shunt, Peritoneovenous,LeVeen Shunt,Peritoneo-Venous Shunt,Ascites Shunts, Peritoneovenous,Peritoneo Venous Shunt,Peritoneo-Venous Shunts,Peritoneovenous Ascites Shunt,Peritoneovenous Ascites Shunts,Peritoneovenous Shunts,Shunt, LeVeen,Shunt, Peritoneo-Venous,Shunt, Peritoneovenous,Shunt, Peritoneovenous Ascites,Shunts, Peritoneo-Venous,Shunts, Peritoneovenous,Shunts, Peritoneovenous Ascites
D005260	Female		Females
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001201	Ascites	Accumulation or retention of free fluid within the peritoneal cavity.
D014656	Vascular Surgical Procedures	Operative procedures for the treatment of vascular disorders.	Vascular Surgery,Procedure, Vascular Surgical,Procedures, Vascular Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Vascular,Surgical Procedures, Vascular,Vascular Surgical Procedure,Surgeries, Vascular,Surgery, Vascular,Vascular Surgeries