Background: Malignant ascites occurs frequently in patients with gastric cancer (GC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) with peritoneal metastasis (PM). The presence of PM and malignant ascites have been ...

If they rupture, it may be fatal. Variceal banding is a procedure that prevents and treats these ruptures. Advanced liver conditions, such as cirrhosis, may cause portal hypertension.

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS for short) is a procedure meant to help blood flow more easily through your liver. It’s usually done to treat complications caused by liver ...

2.3 Subcutaneous automated low-flow pump implantation for refractory ascites is usually done under general anaesthesia, typically through 3 small incisions in the abdominal wall. A battery-powered ...

Paracentesis is a medical procedure that drains fluid from a person’s abdominal cavity. Doctors can use it to treat ascites and diagnose other conditions.

Evidence-based recommendations on tunnelled peritoneal drainage catheter insertion for refractory ascites in cirrhosis. This involves inserting a catheter under the skin in the abdomen to drain excess ...

Background: The presence of ascites has been considered a relative contraindication for performing percutaneous thermal ablation of hepatic tumors due to concerns for hemorrhage. The purpose of our ...

All patients with pancreatic ascites and/or pleural effusion seen in the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, India, during a 10 year period beginning 1996 ...

Attempts to obtain more lasting relief from ascites have been many and varied. In 1896 Drummond and Morison 1 reported the first surgical treatment of ascites. Talma, 2 in 1898, is usually ...

Bruce Runyon, in a series of review articles, has popularized the standard algorithm used for the treatment of ascites. The initial treatment is restriction of dietary sodium intake to 88 mmol/day ...

Operative Procedure, Anesthesia (Including Preoperative and Postoperative Medication) and Recovery The type of surgery, anesthesia and subsequent course is shown in Table 3.