Paracentesis is the standard treatment for refractory ascites in patients with cirrhosis, but it cannot prevent the recurrence of ascites. The placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic ...

A new low-flow ascites pump significantly reduced paracentesis frequency in patients with a contraindication to transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, or TIPS, according to a recently ...

The frequency and predictors of end-of-life symptom in patients with advanced cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HONOLULU — Researchers found that patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis who underwent repeat ...

Large-volume paracentesis is a treatment used to remove excess fluid in the abdominal cavity resulting from such conditions as cirrhosis of the liver or cardiac failure. It is normally performed as an ...

The British Medical Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1066 (Jun. 4, 1881), pp. 879-880 (2 pages) ...

THE effect of increased intra-abdominal pressure due to ascites upon portal and systemic hemodynamics has not been directly documented although the hemodynamics of ascitic cirrhotic patients have been ...

HERNIA is known to be more frequent among patients with cirrhosis of the liver, especially with ascites, than among those without liver disease. Chapman et al. 1 reported a rate of 10 per cent in 58 ...

Sanofi-aventis and Regeneron Announce Results from Phase 2 Study with Aflibercept (VEGF Trap) in Advanced Ovarian Cancer Patients with Recurrent Symptomatic Malignant Ascites PARIS & TARRYTOWN, N.Y.-- ...

Use of alfapump® to control ascites enabling elective umbilical hernia repair published in Hernia Untreated umbilical hernias occur in 20% of patients with ascites due to liver cirrhosis. Without ...