Treatment of Ascites, Portal Vein Thrombosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Cirrhosis of the Liver Background: Ascites, portal vein thrombosis and hepatic encephalopathy are important complications of cirrhosis of the liver. Guidelines for the treatment of ascites have recently been published...
In addition, it can identify the presence and severity of ascites which suggests the presence of cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Regular US surveillance is essential for the identification of early HCC. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography can be used to better differentiate the nature of space-...
Patients with peritoneal dissemination (PD) caused by abdominal malignancies are often associated with massive ascites, which shows extremely dismal prognosis because of the discontinuation of systemic chemotherapy mostly due to poor performance status. Many treatment methods, such as simple drainage, perito...
the Chinese Society of Hepatology (CSH), a branch of the Chinese Medical Association (CMA), organized appropriate Chinese experts to draft a DILI guidelines with the goal of standardizing the diagnosis and management of DILI in China
Guidelines on the management of ascites in cirrhosis. It includes definition of terms defined by the International Ascites Club, explanation of different ascites and its formation, treatment, diagnosis, and ... Moore,P K.,Aithal,... - Gut...
These target patients fulfill conditions such as the following: age < 75 years, serum Cr value below the center’s reference value, Ccr ≥ 60 mL/min, PS of 0-1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group scale, no pleural effusion or ascites, cardiac function capable of withstanding ...
intestinal obstruction; 4) ascites sign, peritoneal metastasis can result in hemorrhagic ascites; 5) supraclavicular lymph node enlargement; 6) anterior rectal fossa mass; 7) umbilical mass, etc. Among them, lymph node enlargement in supraclavicular fossa, ascites sign, pelvic mass in the lower abd...
Outpatient Terlipressin Infusion for the Treatment of Refractory Ascites outpatient visits, epidemiological studies, and assessment of treatment response.We interviewed and administered the FSFI-19 to 200 women attending outpatient ... PJ Gow,ZS Ardalan,V Abhinav,... - 《American Journal of Gastroente...
When repeated gastroscopic biopsies are unable to confirm the pathological diagnosis, cytological examination of the ascites/pleural effusion or the pathological examination of the metastatic lesions can be used as the basis for qualitative diagnosis. b. Ensure that the gastric cavity is fully dilated...
After a 24-week period, the results suggested a reduction of ascites and hepatic encephalopathy episodes in patients included in the treatment arm. However the study was not blinded (and a bias when assessing clinical outcomes cannot be excluded). More importantly, data on the effect of ...