A quantitative measurement of peritoneal drainage in malignant ascites

Autor: Raymond S. Bush, G. N. Ege, Michael J. Bronskill
Rok vydání: 1977
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Zdroj: Cancer. 40:2375-2380
ISSN: 1097-0142
0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197711)40:5<2375::aid-cncr2820400554>3.0.co;2-3
Popis: With a two-compartment model, a method is described for quantitative determination of peritoneal drainage rates in malignant ascites. Data on twenty-four patients are presented and comparison is made with the qualitative assessment of the integrity of diaphragmatic and mediastinal lymphatics on the basis of lymphoscintigrams. It is concluded that flow rates less than 50 ml/hour are usually associated with abnormalities of the diaphragmatic and mediastinal lymphatics, indicating that tumor permeation of these structures is a significant contributing factor to persistent, intractable ascites in patients with malignant diseases.
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