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Intestinal Obstruction in a Patient with Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis

Case Reports in Surgery, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) is a rare disorder that is characterized by encapsulation of bowel loops by thick fibrinogenous case. Most patients present with vague abdominal symptoms. It is challenging to diagnose the condition preoperatively.
Oday Obaid, Dawood Alhalabi, Mohamed Ghonami, Boris Kirshtein   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Palliative Management of Refractory Cirrhotic Ascites Using the PleurX© Catheter

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
Background. Treatment options are limited for patients with refractory cirrhotic ascites (RCA). As such, we assessed the safety and effectiveness of the PleurX catheter for RCA. Methods. A retrospective analysis was performed on all patients with RCA who have undergone insertion of the PleurX catheter between 2007 and 2014 at our clinic.
Jason Reinglas, Kayvan Amjadi, Bill Petrcich, Franco Momoli, Thomas Shaw-Stiffel, Eric M. Yoshida   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intraperitoneal Steroid Therapy for Recurrent Malignant Ascites in Advanced Cancer Patients: A Case Series

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2025.
ABSTRACT Intraperitoneal administration of depot corticosteroids following an initial paracentesis reduces ascitic fluid formation and extends the interval between subsequent paracentesis sessions. This approach may effectively manage recurrent malignant ascites and enhance patients' quality of life.
Nashid Islam, Jheelam Biswas, Shima Rani Sarker, Salma Ahsan Khanam   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Postoperative Chylous Ascites in Gynecological Malignancies: Two Case Reports and a Literature Review

Obstetrics and Gynecology International, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Aim. To explore the potential factors that influence the presentation and recovery of postoperative chylous ascites (CA) in gynecological malignancies. Methods. We reported two cases of postoperative CA following gynecological surgery and reviewed the clinical features of 140 patients from 16 relevant papers.
Xin Tan, GuoLin Luo, Guangdong Liao, Hong Liao, Enrique Hernandez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peritoneovenous Shunts for Palliation of Malignant Ascites

Journal of Nippon Medical School, 2007
Malignant ascites may produce a cluster of symptoms that include abdominal distention, early satiety, respiratory embarrassment, impaired mobility, and lethargy, and relief of these symptoms is often difficult to achieve. We report on the placement of peritoneovenous shunts (PVSs) in a group of patients with malignant ascites, with particular reference
Mamada, Yasuhiro, Yoshida, Hiroshi, Taniai, Nobuhiko, Bandou, Kouichi, Shimizu, Tetsuya, Kakinuma, Daisuke, Mizuguchi, Yoshiaki, Ishikawa, Yoshinori, Akimaru, Koho, Tajiri, Takashi   +9 more
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Hepatorenal syndrome: historical perspectives on the recognition of the problem. Review

General Surgery
Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a severe functional complication of portal hypertension and liver cirrhosis, characterized by profound renal hemodynamic dysfunction in the absence of significant structural kidney damage and associated with high mortality ...
M. I. Tutchenko, D. M. Patrakh
doaj   +1 more source

Management of refractory cirrhotic ascites: challenges and solutions

Hepatic Medicine: Evidence and Research, 2018
Hiroshi Fukui, Hideto Kawaratani, Kosuke Kaji, Hiroaki Takaya, Hitoshi Yoshiji Department of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan Abstract: Among the various risky complications of liver cirrhosis ...
Fukui H, Kawaratani H, Kaji K, Takaya H, Yoshiji H   +4 more
doaj  

A systematic review on management of chylous ascites following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

JVS-Vascular Insights
Background: Chylous ascites, a rare but significant complication of open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair, involves the accumulation of triglyceride-rich lymph in the peritoneal cavity.
Karthigesu Aimanan, MD, MRCS, DrSurg, Kaushik Ilango, MD, Ng Jun Jie, MBBS, MRCS, MMed, FRCSEd, Vikram Vijayan Sannasi, MB ChB, FRCS   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Peritoneovenous shunt in the management of the hepatorenal syndrome

Kidney International, 1986
The hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a terminal complication of severe liver disease associated with a mortality of 80 to 90%. Although the renal functional abnormalities in the HRS suggest prerenal azotemia, volume expansion with saline, albumin or ascitic fluid rarely results in reversal of the HRS because fluid redistributes from the vascular space ...
Linas, Stuart L., Schaefer, John W., Moore, Ernest E., Good, James T., Giansiracusa, Richard   +4 more
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Peritoneovenous shunt for palliation of malignant ascites [PDF]

Cancer, 1982
Forty patients with malignant ascites refractory to conventional medical management had peritoneovenous shunt for palliation. The shunt provided effective palliation in 28 with decrease in weight, abdominal girth, number of paracenteses required and increase in urine output.
R, Qazi, E D, Savlov
openaire   +2 more sources