Giaffar M H, Isaacs P E
Department of Medicine, Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, England.
J Clin Gastroenterol. 1989 Oct;11(5):568-70. doi: 10.1097/00004836-198910000-00016.
Pancreatic ascites is usually due to a major duct disruption and responds best to surgery. Reported here is a favorable outcome of chronic ascites in an elderly, frail alcoholic treated by paracentesis and intravenous reinfusion of ascitic fluid.