Dembinski, J; Aranovich, D; Banz, V.; Ehmann, T; Klein, I; Malago, M; Richter, N; Schnitzbauer, A A; Staszewicz, W; Tautenhahn, H-M; Capel, J; Regimbeau, J-M (2020). Surgical technique for placement of the automated low flow ascites pump (Alfapump). Langenbeck's archives of surgery, 405(1), pp. 117-123. Springer-Verlag 10.1007/s00423-019-01822-w
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Approximately 10% of patients with ascites associated with cirrhosis fail to respond to dietary rules and diuretic treatment and therefore present with refractory ascites. In order to avoid iterative large-volume paracentesis in patients with contraindication to TIPS, the automated low flow ascites pump system (Alfapump) was developed to pump ascites from the peritoneal cavity into the urinary bladder, where it is eliminated spontaneously by normal micturition. This manuscript reports the surgical technique for placement of the Alfapump.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Review Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Visceral Surgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Banz Wüthrich, Vanessa |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1435-2443 |
Publisher: |
Springer-Verlag |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Lilian Karin Smith-Wirth |
Date Deposited: |
23 Jan 2020 14:04 |
Last Modified: |
10 Jan 2024 00:25 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00423-019-01822-w |
PubMed ID: |
31915920 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Automated low flow ascites pump system Refractory ascite |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.139436 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/139436 |
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