<prompt> Denver shunt used inAscitesDialysisRaised ICPHeadache  <response>: Ans. a AscitesRef: Bailey Love 26th ed. 980 A peritoneo-venous shunt also called Denver shunt is a shunt which drains peritoneal fluid from the peritoneum into veins, usually the internal jugular vein or the superiorvena cava. It is sometimes used in patients with refractory ascites. It is a long tube with a non-return valve running subcutaneously from the peritoneum to the internal jugular vein in the neck, which flows ascitic fluid to pass directly into the systemic circulation. 