Up to date treatment of ascites in liver cirrhosis

Medical treatment of ascites in cirrhosis.

Medical treatment of cirrhotic ascites is essentially supportive, dictated by the patient's discomfort, impaired cardiovascular or respiratory function and potential for infection. Treatment of 'simple' ascites (moderate fluid accumulation, serum albumin > 3.5 g/dl, serum creatinine < 1.5 mg/dl, no electrolyte disturbance) is implemented sequentially. Only 10% of patients respond to dietary sod...

Prevalence of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in liver cirrhosis with ascites

OBJECTIVE The study was designed to elucidate the correlation of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) with aetiology of liver cirrhosis, overall mortality, ascitic fluid and systemic microbial infections. METHODS Sixty three patients with cirrhosis of the liver were included in this study. These patients were diagnosed on the basis of clinical evaluation, biochemical investigation, ultraso...

Syphilitic Cirrhosis of the Liver with Ascites in a Child

[Up to date lipid lowering treatment].

Considerable evidence suggests that "the lower the better" is a reasonable approach for reducing cardiovascular risk by lowering LDL cholesterol levels. Despite the reduction in cardiovascular events and mortality achieved by statin therapy, significant residual risk remains, especially in severe hereditary hypercholesterolemia, such as familial hypercholesterolemia. Some new strategies to achi...

Bile acids in ascites of a case with liver cirrhosis.

Ascitic bile acids in a cirrhotic patient with hepatoma were determined by gas liquid chromatography. The bile acids in ascites were considered to originate from those in hepatic lymph transuded by postsinusoidal obstruction in liver cirrhosis.