Intestinal Lymphangiectasia Associated With Refractory Ascites in a Cirrhosis Patient
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Ascites, refractory ascites and hyponatremia in cirrhosis
Ascites is the most common complication related to cirrhosis and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Ascites is a consequence of the loss of compensatory mechanisms to maintain the overall effective arterial blood volume due to worsening splanchnic arterial vasodilation as a result of clinically significant portal hypertension. In order to maintain effective arterial blood vol...
متن کاملScrotal Aspergillosis Associated with Fournier’s Gangrene in a Patient with Cirrhosis
Pulmonary aspergillosis is a well known entity occurring in immunocompetent persons. Cutaneous aspergillosis, on the other hand, has been described in cases of suppressed immunity. Recently, invasive aspergillosis has been reported in patients with subtle immune dysfunction such as those with critical illness and advanced cirrhosis. We report a case of scrotal aspergillosis in association with ...
متن کاملPortopulmonary hypertension in decompensated cirrhosis with refractory ascites.
BACKGROUND The prevalence of portopulmonary hypertension (PPHTN) in patients with cirrhosis and refractory ascites is unknown. Its presence may preclude patients from receiving a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt or liver transplantation as a definitive treatment for their end stage cirrhosis. PURPOSE To determine the prevalence, possible aetiological factors, and predictive facto...
متن کاملSuccessful Treatment of Protein-Losing Enteropathy Induced by Intestinal Lymphangiectasia in a Liver Cirrhosis Patient with Octreotide: A Case Report
A 47-yr-old man with hepatitis B virus associated liver cirrhosis was admitted to our hospital with diarrhea and generalized edema and diagnosed as protein-losing enteropathy due to intestinal lymphangiectasia by intestinal biopsy and 99m Tc albumin scan. During hospitalization, he received subcutaneous octreotide therapy. After 2 weeks of octreotide therapy, follow-up albumin scan showed no al...
متن کاملAKI in a patient with cirrhosis and ascites.
Acute deterioration in kidney function in a patient with cirrhosis and ascites presents a difficult management problem, and it is associated with increased mortality. In this Attending Rounds paper, a patient with oliguric AKI is presented to emphasize the role of laboratory and bedside tests that can establish a correct diagnosis and lead to appropriate management.
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cureus
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2168-8184
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.12567