Paracentesis is a medical procedure that doctors perform to drain fluid from a person’s abdominal cavity. It is sometimes called an abdominal tap. Doctors refer to this buildup of fluid as ascites, ...

Milestone in bringing breakthrough treatment option to US patients with recurrent and refractory ascites due to liver cirrhosis Feedback from hepatology community supports US market potential from ...

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 ...

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Ascites usually occurs when the liver stops working properly, leading to a build up of fluid in the abdominal area. A doctor may diagnose ascites when more than 25 milliliters (mL) of fluid builds up ...

Prevention of chylous complications is a critically important element of retroperitoneal surgery. This is particularly true of urologic procedures involving periaortic dissection above the renal hilum ...

IL-1β and IL-6 as predictors of ypN and early response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced GC and GEJ cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2023 ASCO ...

Ascites is the most common complication of liver cirrhosis, and it develops as a consequence of portal hypertension and splanchnic vasodilatation. Depending on severity, management of ascites consists ...