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Page 955 1 A Well, depending upon the type of tumor, it 2 can obstruct the liver and cause pressure via the 3 portal vein back in the intestinal tract which causes 4 an oozing of fluid from all of the surfaces in the 5 abdominal cavity or it can grow and affect the fatty 6 of the abdominal cavity and cause this back pressure 7 and the fluid oozes out of the abdominal space. 8 Q When you had Mr. Vandergucht opened up, did 9 you insert any type of chemicals into him for possible 10 treatment? 11 A Yes. We put a chemical called 12 5-Fluorouracil into the abdominal cavity. 13 Q I am sorry? 14 A 5-Fluorouracil which is a chemotherapeutic 15 agent or chemical that was thought to inhibit the 16 further growth of a malignant tumor. 17 Q Now, at that point did you then close Mr. 18 Vandergucht up and was he eventually discharged from I 19 the hospital? 20 A We took some biopsies, additional biopsies 21 of the tissue and drained the fluid and did a thorough