PT Journal AU Utikal, P Drac, P Bachleda, P Klein, J Kral, V Hrabalova, M TI Peritoneovenous shunt - modification with the use of long saphenous vein SO Biomedical papers PY 2004 BP 89 EP 90 VL 148 IS 1 DI 10.5507/bp.2004.016 DE Ascites/Peritoneovenous shunt/Saphenoperitoneal shunt AB The authors describe their own initial experience with saphenoperitoneal modification of the peritoneovenous shunt in intractable ascites solution. Their findings with this easy type of permanent ascites drainage using the "patient's own resources" are puzzling. ER