Population
1 patient, 44-year-old white male with pseudomyxoma peritonei and intractable malignant ascites
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May warrant caution with peritoneovenous shunts for malignant ascites; case leaves open embolization incidence and prevention strategies.
Peritoneovenous shunting for malignant ascites carries a risk of fatal pulmonary tumor embolization and subsequent pulmonary hypertension.
Smith et al. (1981) studied this question.
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