peritoneal venous shunt; LeVeen shunt

Indications: - control of ascites due to cirrhosis Procedure: - creation of a peritoneal-venous shunt Complications: 1) infection 2) valve failure 3) thrombosis 4) disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

General

shunt abdominal surgery

References

Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 364