Peritoneovenous shunt for intractable ascites due to hepatic lymphorrhea after hepatectomy

Figure 2 Serial changes in serum prothrombin time (%), creatinine (g/dL), total protein (g/dL), and albumin (g/dL). The arrow indicates intravenous infusion of 5 g of albumin. The arrowhead indicates the time of the placement of the peritoneovenous shunt (PVS). Note that the PVS placement resulted in dramatic improvement of these parameters which was not attainable by medical treatment.