The liver, a crucial organ, faces stress from toxins and poor lifestyle choices, leading to potential dysfunction. Early ...

Ascites occurs when liver dysfunction causes fluid to accumulate in your abdominal cavity. This fluid may then move through small gaps in the right side of your diaphragm and into the pleural space.

Ascites is the most common reason for hospitalisation of patients with advanced liver disease and is forecast to grow dramatically driven by NASH-related cirrhosis.

Liver disease is far more common than most people realize. I see it every single day in the hospital and often I can spot signs of liver disease the moment that I walk into a patient's room.

The abdominal exam usually reveals hepatomegaly at the expense of the left lobe, with a hard, nodular liver, ascites, and splenomegaly. In advanced cases, the liver may be shrunken and not palpable.

The North American market of recurrent and refractory ascites due to liver cirrhosis is forecast to grow 6-7% per year, from 78,000 patients in 2025, reaching a market opportunity for alfa pump of ...

Cirrhosis is the buildup of scar tissue on your liver that affects its ability to properly function. This can lead to other complications like portal hypertension and ascites.

The FDA has granted premarket approval to Sequana Medical’s alfapump implantable device for the treatment of recurrent or refractory ascites due to cirrhosis, according to a company press ...