Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a potentially fatal complication in patients with liver cirrhosis. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment of SBP are vital to shorten hospital stays reduce mortality. According society guidelines, cirrhosis ascites who admitted the should have diagnostic paracentesis. However, for various reasons, paracentesis may be delayed or not performed. Therefore, ...

Paracentesis is a commonly performed procedure associated with minimal risk of complication. We report a case of a cirrhotic patient who developed hemoperitoneum after paracentesis. This adverse outcome was attributed to a state of hypefibrinolysis. We describe a patient with end stage liver disease and ascites who developed a severe bleeding complication from a large volume paracentesis. Five ...

Background: Acute primary angle closure (APAC) is one of the causes of blindness in Department of Ophthalmology Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital. Management of APAC is still controversial. Laser peripheral iridotomy is difficult to be done due to corneal edema as a result of persistent high intraocular pressure (IOP). It is believe that paracentesis will lower IOP immediately. The objective ...

PARACENTESIS TYMPANI or, better, myringotomy, means the incision of the tympanic membrane. It was first advocated and used by a Parisian charlatan named Eli, who flourished in the latter part of the eighteenth century. It had its first legitimate employment at the hands of Himley and Cooper during the beginning of the nineteenth century. The indications for the operation at this time were legio...

PURPOSE We report the role of relative lymphocyte count (RLC) as a potential biomarker with prognostic impact for catumaxomab efficacy and overall survival (OS) based on a post hoc analysis of the pivotal phase II/III study of intraperitoneal catumaxomab treatment of malignant ascites. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The impact of treatment and RLC on OS was evaluated using multivariate Cox models. Kapla...

Bruno, S., Borzio, M., Romalnoni, M., Battezzati, P. M., Rossi, S., Chiesa, A., Podda, M. (1992) Comparison ofspontaneous ascitesfiltration and reinfusion with total paracentesis with intravenous albumin infusion in cirrhotic patients with tense ascites. BMJ; 304: 1655-1658. HPB INTERNATIONAL 337 Objective--To compare the effectiveness and safety of spontaneous ascites filtration and reinfusion...