My sister is undergoing chemo treatments for pancreatic cancer. Fortunately the tumor has been shrinking much to everyone s delight. Since she started her treatments, however, she has ballooned up precipitating her having to go in to have 9+ liters of fluid drained from her every three weeks. What is the name of this procedure which drains the fluid? Thanks
Hi! Welcome to Chat Doctor! Glad to know that your sister is responding effectively to the cancer chemotherapy. It appears that your sister has accumulated large amount of fluid into her abdomen. This is known as ascites. The procedure that is done to remove the excess of fluid from the abdominal cavity is known as paracentesis or ascetic tapping. Wishing your sister a speedy recovery from her present illness. Regards!