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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results of a randomized control trial of patients with advanced cirrhosis without recent fluoroquinolone therapy ...

What is the cause of this patient's severe, painful ascites? Painful, severe ascites can be due to peritoneal diseases such as malignancy or tuberculosis. In such cases, however, the peritoneal fluid ...

ASCITES is a problem frequently encountered and often unsatisfactorily treated. An adjunct in the therapy of ascites has been tried in a limited number of cases and has seemed sufficiently helpful to ...

Sequana Medical said the first implantation of the alfapump in the U.S. at Mount Sinai Hospital received FDA approval for the treatment of recurrent or refractory ascites due to liver cirrhosis.

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009;24(9):1494-1503. With the application of molecular approaches, efforts towards measuring the bacterial load using DNA in SBP patients have recently been made. Although ...

Refractory ascites is a common complication of cirrhosis of the liver. Build-up of fluid causes difficulty in breathing, fatigue, nausea, poor appetite, acid reflux, abdominal pain and infection.

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., June 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from ...

The PeritX peritoneal catheter is made of silicone and is 71 cm in length and 5.12 mm (15.5 Fr) in diameter. The distal end of the catheter has several side holes and is placed in the peritoneal ...