Murine lymph node and thymus cells were tested for their sensitivity to the cytotoxic effect of 0 antibodies at various intervals after i.p. implantation of the Ehrlich ascites tumor. Within 16 days after tumor inoculation, both thymus and lymph node cells of RIII mice became almost completely refractory to 0-AKR antibodies. In C57BL mice, thymus cells lost their sensitivity to 0-C3H antibodies...

We present a 13 year old girl from Assam who had been treated as abdominal tuberculosis for 2 years due to the presence of refractory lymphocyte-predominant ascites and multiple small bowel strictures associated with significant anorexia and weight loss. On evaluation she was found to have retroperitoneal fibrosis with hydroureteronephrosis, mediastinal fibrosis and a retro-orbital pseudotumour...

Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease is frequently complicated by polycystic liver disease. Some patients with polycystic liver disease have a full-stomach sensation and intractable ascites. We report a 56-year-old woman with polycystic liver disease waiting to receive a liver transplant, with a chief complaint of a full-stomach sensation and refractory ascites, wherein the transcathete...

The transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an interventional treatment resulting in decompression of the portal system by creation of a side-to-side portosystemic anastomosis. Since its introduction 16 years ago, more than 1,000 publications have appeared demonstrating broad acceptance and increasing clinical use. This review summarizes our present knowledge about technical asp...

Portal hypertension is one of the main consequences of cirrhosis. It results from a combination of increased intrahepatic vascular resistance and increased blood flow through the portal venous system. The condition leads to the formation of portosystemic collateral veins. Esophagogastric varices have the greatest clinical impact, with a risk of bleeding as high as 30% within 2 years of medium o...

A 39-yr-old male with hepatorenal syndrome type 1 and refractory ascites was treated with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) resulting in clinical improvement. He was positive for antibodies to hepatitis B, C, and human immunodeficiency viruses, and had a history of chronic alcohol and iv drug abuse. The patient had 4 hospital admissions during a 12-wk period. He first presented with a...

Introduction The effectiveness of reinfusion of concentrated ascitic fluid (Rhodiascit system) in treatment of 'refractory ascites' is well established (L6vy et al., 1971). Besides this absolute indication its usefulness has been stressed in situations that require quick drying up of the ascites (Van Waes, van Quickenborne and Demeulenaere, 1973). Our experience with this technique has been pre...