Pleuroperitoneal (Denver) Shunt for Recurrent Nonmalignant Breast Seroma in a Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient

Summary:. Pleuroperitoneal (Denver) shunts have been used primarily for palliation of refractory malignant and chylous peritoneal and pleural collections.1–5 We used a pleuroperitoneal (Denver) shunt for a recurrent, nonmalignant breast seroma in the palliation of metastatic breast cancer as a novel...

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Main Authors: Lacey R. Pflibsen, MD, Cristine S. Velazco, MD, MS, Daniel H. Rhee, MD, Lyndsey A. Bryant, PA-C, Alyssa B. Chapital, MD, PhD, Alanna M. Rebecca, MD, MBA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-06-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002928
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Summary:Summary:. Pleuroperitoneal (Denver) shunts have been used primarily for palliation of refractory malignant and chylous peritoneal and pleural collections.1–5 We used a pleuroperitoneal (Denver) shunt for a recurrent, nonmalignant breast seroma in the palliation of metastatic breast cancer as a novel use of this shunt.
ISSN:2169-7574