Utíkal Petr, Drác Petr, Bachleda Petr, Klein Jirí, Král Vladimír, Hrabalová Monika
2nd Clinic of Surgery, Teaching Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub. 2004 Jul;148(1):89-90.
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.