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Peritoneovenous shunts (PVSs) are used to relieve ascites in cirrhosis. Disseminated intervascular coagulation (DIC) is a complication of PVSs requiring immediate PVS removal.
Fabienne Lucas +4 more
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TIPS to Treat Chylous Ascites due to Cirrhosis. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Chylous ascites is a rare form of ascites that arises from the disruption of lymphatic flow. It develops in patients with liver cirrhosis secondary to portal hypertension. Treatment options include dietary modifications, pharmacological agents, and procedural interventions.
Amir M +4 more
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Successful treatment of chylous leakage with delayed presentation after endometrial cancer surgery using dietary therapy, octreotide, and computed tomography-guided lymphangiography: A case report and literature review. [PDF]
Abstract Objective Chylous ascites (CA) is a rare yet clinically significant complication following gynecologic cancer surgery, with incidence rates of 0.17 % to 9%. We aimed to describe a case of CA with a delayed clinical presentation nearly 100 days postoperatively in a patient with advanced endometrial cancer and to review the management strategies.
Takahashi T +6 more
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Ascites, a condition in which fluid accumulates within the spaces in an individual's abdomen, is a major complication of liver cirrhosis. Management of ascites in Japanese patients with liver cirrhosis may be optimized with a seven‐step treatment approach.
Hitoshi Yoshiji
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Evidence‐based clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis 2020
Abstract The first edition of the clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis was published in 2010, and the second edition was published in 2015 by the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE). The revised third edition was recently published in 2020. This version has become a joint guideline by the JSGE and the Japanese Society of Hepatology (
Hitoshi Yoshiji +20 more
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Refractory Biliary Catheter Leak Corrected by a Hybrid Closed Loop Catheter‐Pump System
The development of inoperable biliary obstruction in patients with liver, biliary, and pancreatic neoplasia is commonplace particularly in the advanced stages of these diseases. Under these circumstances, restoring bile flow to the gut is paramount in reestablishing homeostasis.
Ravi Murthy +3 more
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Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Vascular Anomalies 2017
Abstract The objective was to prepare guidelines to perform the current optimum treatment by organizing effective and efficient treatments of hemangiomas and vascular malformations, confirming the safety and systematizing treatment, employing evidence‐based medicine techniques and aimed at improvement of the outcomes.
Hidefumi Mimura +46 more
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saPHenous - Peritoneal sHunt in reFractory ascites : aneglecteDtecHnique
Management of intractable ascites has always been a challenge. Peritoneovenous shunt (PVS) plays a major role in the surgery of intractable ascites in patients with liver cirrhosis.
P B Thapa +4 more
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BJU International, Volume 132, Issue 6, Page 641-644, December 2023.
David C. Homewood +6 more
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Sterile cerebrospinal fluid ascites presenting as high SAAG ascites: a case report
Background Cerebrospinal fluid ascites is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting and is the result of infection and subsequent peritonitis in the majority of cases.
Darrick K. Li +3 more
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