Tenckhoff tunneled peritoneal catheter placement in the palliative treatment of malignant ascites University of Antwerp Hasselt University KU Leuven
Malignant ascites is a manifestation of terminal metastatic disease with a life expectancy ranging from 1 to 4 months; the ascitic fluid production is usually associated with peritoneal tumours, lymphangitic carcinomatosis, lymphatic obstruction, encasement of the portal vein by a tumour causing prehepatic portal hypertension, or a combination of these pathophysiological mechanisms.1–3 Clinically, these patients suffer from abdominal distension, ...