[Long-term follow up after surgery for intractable ascites].

Unlabelled: The aim of the study is to evaluate the outcome of a selected group of 24 patients who underwent surgery for refractory ascites, in a 10 years period, 1995-2005.

Clinical Diagnosis: Alcoholic cirrhosis (n=18), inferior cava thrombosis (n=2), splenic vein thrombosis (n=1), cryptogenic cirrhosis (n=3), with association of variceal bleeding and refractory ascites. The surgical procedures consisted of porto-sistemic shunts (n=12), peritoneo-saphene shunts (n=10), mesenterico-caval shunt (n=1), mesenterico-right atrium shunt (n=1).