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 Maasoumy

Published 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.

Keyphrases

cell free
risk factors
ultrasound guided
soft tissue
mesenchymal stem cells
cell therapy