Spontaneous central venous thrombosis and shunt occlusion following peritoneovenous shunt placement for intractable ascites
A 43-year-old man had a peritoneovenous shunt inserted for the treatment of chylous ascites secondary to myelofibrosis. Despite being on anticoagulation for superior mesenteric vein thrombosis, he developed shunt dysfunction within two weeks of insertion. Superior venacavography showed multiple fill...
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| Language: | English |
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
2017
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51215/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51215/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51215/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51215/1/2017_Denver%20shunt.pdf |