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Long-term peritoneal port-catheter in a patient with cardiac ascites

A peritoneal port-catheter was inserted in a 70-year-old man because of repeated paracentesis due to cardiac ascites. Instead of frequent hospital admissions, the patient could drain his ascites at home, which dramatically improved his quality of life and enabled him to perform his daily activities.

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Publicado en:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Mecinaj, Albulena, Reier-Nilsen, Frode, Le, Tri Minh, Steine, Kjetil
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: BMJ Case Reports 2017
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5534896/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28729376
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-219258
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