Surgical intervention in traumatic hyphaemas becomes necessary when high intraocular pressure (IOP) is intractable and there is persistent corneal staining. Anterior chamber (AC) washout and elimination of blood clots have been described previously using one paracentesis. We describe the value of creating two paracenteses. The first one is made in the lower temporal quadrant and accommodates a ...

The ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is often observed in patients undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART). In severe form OHSS is a serious and potentially life-threatening. Here we report a 36-year-old woman with primary infertility due to endometriosis who underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. Ten days later, severe late-onset ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, sev...

Background: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is associated with the highest mortality among end-stage cirrhotic liver disease patients. Neutrophil CD11b expression increases on neutrophil surface within 5 min of exposure to bacteria. Paracentesis remains only accepted method for accurate evaluation patients, many drawbacks; hence, a diagnostic noninvasive marker very high sensitivity and...

BackgroundThe primary aim of this study was to evaluate the activity intraperitoneal bevacizumab (IP-bev) in delaying re-accumulation malignant ascites women with chemotherapy-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer (CR-EOC) who have ceased chemotherapy. Secondary outcomes were safety and quality life.MethodsWomen CR-EOC that reaccumulated within 28 days their last paracentesis (P-1) administered I...

We previously reported on the safety, efficacy, and clinical outcomes of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation for treatment of medically refractory ascites, and identified prognostic factors for clinical response, morbidity, and mortality (1). In examining the outcomes of 80 patients (male-female ratio, 52:28; mean age, 56 years; mean Model for End-Stage Liver Disease s...

A 51-year-old woman had severe restrictive cardiomyopathy with heart failure. The first symptoms had started 12 years ago, and her symptoms gradually worsened. She was treated with diuretics, intermittent but repetitive thoracentesis, and paracentesis due to recurrent pleural effusion and ascites. Consequently, a collapse of the right lower lobe (RLL) was noted. We stopped thoracentesis and par...

To determine the effect of adjunct therapy, we carried out a prospective cohort study on 190 patients with tuberculous pleural effusion during May 2003-April 2004. Patients were divided into 3 groups. All groups were treated with anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs for 6 months; in group 2 (n = 46) prednisolone, 30 mg/day for 10 days, was added; group 3 (n = 78) were given paracentesis to remove fluid...

Ascites is the most frequent complication of cirrhosis, occurring in nearly 50% of patients within 10 years after cirrhosis is diagnosed.1 A proportion of these patients require large-volume paracentesis (LVP) for symptom relief when other treatment modalities are unsuccessful or impossible. However, frequent LVP is associated with patient discomfort, decreased quality of life, and increased po...