OBJECTIVE: We present a treatment for recurrent, symptomatic @entity843 in @entity1 with @entity5 . This report summarizes our experience with percutaneous tunneled peritoneal catheters in 24 @entity1 . SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Of the 40 consecutive @entity1 who presented with at least four therapeutic paracenteses in a 4-week period, 24 @entity1 underwent the percutaneous tunneled procedure. All had @entity5 . RESULTS: All 24 @entity1 had successful insertion of a permanent tunneled peritoneal drainage catheter. Eighteen were outpatients and six were inpatients. All @entity1 were relieved of their clinical symptoms, including @entity1661 and @entity1353 , and were relieved of lower extremity discomfort. The mean life span after catheter placement was 7.2 weeks. Twenty (83%) of the 24 @entity1 were treated at home with their catheters in place. Three @entity1 experienced minor complications from @entity298 , which responded to antibiotics. One @entity1 had to have his catheter removed. CONCLUSION: Percutaneous placement of specialized tunneled catheters appears to be a viable and safe technique in @entity1 who have symptomatic @entity843 that require frequent therapeutic paracentesis for relief of symptoms.

Tunneled peritoneal catheter placement under sonographic and fluoroscopic guidance in the palliative treatment of XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity1353 :: ('MESH:D004417', 'Disease') :: ['dyspnea'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['malignant ascites', 'malignant disease'] @entity843 :: ('MESH:D001201', 'Disease') :: ['ascites'] @entity1661 :: ('MESH:D000008', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal distention'] @entity298 :: ('MESH:D010538', 'Disease') :: ['bacterial peritonitis']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['malignant ascites']
