Interventional Radiology
Efficacy of the Peritoneovenous Shunt as Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Cancer with Refractory Ascites: A Randomized Controlled Trial (JIVROSG-0803 Study)
By Yasuaki Arai, Miyuki Sone, Yoshito Takeuchi and 5 others.
Abstract
Purpose: A randomized controlled trial (UMIN-CTR 000003469) was conducted to evaluate the superiority of peritoneovenous shunt over other treatments for refractory ascites in patients with advanced cancer.
Keywords
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- peritoneovenous shunt
- refractory ascites
- advanced cancer
- palliative care
- shunt efficacy
- Open access
Source
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