PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Albulena Mecinaj AU - Frode Reier-Nilsen AU - Tri Minh Le AU - Kjetil Steine TI - Long-term peritoneal port-catheter in a patient with cardiac ascites AID - 10.1136/bcr-2017-219258 DP - 2017 Jul 19 TA - BMJ Case Reports PG - bcr-2017-219258 VI - 2017 4099 - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2017-219258.short 4100 - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2017-219258.full AB - A peritoneal port-catheter was inserted in a 70-year-old man because of repeated paracentesis due to cardiac ascites. Instead of frequent hospital admissions, the patient could drain his ascites at home, which dramatically improved his quality of life and enabled him to perform his daily activities.