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 ...

Static ultrasound guidance is used to select and mark the site of needle insertion immediately before the procedure takes place. Dynamic ultrasound guidance, in contrast, is used to directly visualize ...

A retrospective cohort study in Veterans with cirrhosis found that giving intravenous albumin after outpatient paracentesis ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new low-flow ascites pump significantly reduced paracentesis frequency in patients with a contraindication to ...

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 ...

After years of dependence on systemic corticosteroids, ruxolitinib treatment was effective for an adolescent patient with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) who was initially thought to have ...