Home-based, tunnelled peritoneal drainage system as an alternative treatment option for patients with refractory ascites.
Tammo L TergastMarie GriemsmannLena StockhoffBenjamin HeidrichHendrik SchirmerHenrike LenzenHeiner WedemeyerMarkus CornbergElmar JaeckelBenjamin MaasoumyPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2022)
The implant of PeCa allows home-based therapy of patients with cirrhosis and refractory ascites and a contraindication for TIPS. However, the risk for complications has to be considered and prospective studies are needed.