Paracentesis for malignant ascites is usually ... The overlying skin was infiltrated with 1% lidocaine, a 2–3-mm incision was made and using the Seldinger technique, a 145-cm 035″ Fixed ...

For collecting the AH, the corneas were anesthetized with 4% lidocaine. AH was withdrawn with a 30-G sterile hypodermic needle via paracentesis amounting to 70–100 μl and stored at −80 ...