The article presents a follow-up investigation to the response of medically refractory ascites to transjagular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). It explores the process of the review of the medical records of patients who were previously determined to have partial response or nonresponse to TIPS...
However, most bodyweight- and BSA-based dosing recommendations are no longer valid in patients with an altered body composition (e.g. in under-/overweight, or ascites). The relationship between bodyweight and composition is not linear, thus the pharmacokinetics of a drug may be altered in ...
Furosemide on-body infusor (Furoscix) may be used to treat congestion due to fluid overload in adults with chronic heart failure (HF), regardless of how severe it is. Furoscix should not be used for emergencies or in patients with acute pulmonary edema. ...
When liver cancer patients eat soup or stew, they should eat the ingredients only rather than the broth. A low-sodium diet is known to reduce the occurrence of ascites or edema. Then, how should liver cancer patients do it? According to data presented at the 17th regular academic conference...
ASCITESINFORMED consent (Medical law)UMBILICAL herniaINGUINAL herniaSURGICAL emergenciesPARACENTESISStudies investigating elective umbilical hernia repair in patients with cirrhosis report no increased risk compared to patients without cirrhosis. Snitkjaer C et al. described the results of umbilical hernia ...
The mature basal cells become the outer membrane of the epidermis, to normally die and eventually be shed off. However, on surface skin areas that have been frequently sunburned or exposed to the sun, basal cells already on the surface do not shed off. Instead, they form a pearly white, ...
Immunotherapy is a process in which the immune system of the cancer patients is stimulated so that it can work smarter and harder for attacking the cancer cells. Some times the immune system is recognizing the cancer but it is not able to wipe cancer off due to slow response. There are di...
Congestive hepatopathy may be asymptomatic for a long time and patients are frequently diagnosed at a histologically advanced stage because of the absence of specific clinical or laboratory signs. In fact, in a cohort of terminal cardiac failures awaiting heart transplantation (n = 392), ascites was...
proteins and fibrin creates a gel–like environment conducive to endothelial cell growth and migration. Increased vascular permeability may be mediated via the nitrous oxide synthase (NOS) pathway [18], which may explain why hypertension has been observed in some patients treated with VEGF inhibitors...
Alteration of the serum microbiome composition in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Sci. Rep. 2016, 6, 25001. [CrossRef] [PubMed] 55. Traykova, D.; Schneider, B.; Chojkier, M.; Buck, M. Blood Microbiome Quantity and the Hyperdynamic Circulation in Decompensated Cirrhotic Patients. PLoS ...