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Case Reports in Hepatology, 2022 Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a known complication of patients with decompensated cirrhosis and ascites. It is differentiated from secondary bacterial peritonitis by the absence of an intraabdominal source of infection.
Saeed Ali, Abdullah Sohail, Kyle Brown
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Bacterial infections in cirrhosis: Role of proton pump inhibitors and intestinal permeability [PDF]
, 2012 Background Cirrhotic patients are at considerable risk for bacterial infections, possibly through increased intestinal permeability and bacterial overgrowth. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may increase infection risk.
Erpecum, K.J. (Karel) van +6 more
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DEN Open, Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2026.ABSTRACT Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is widely used for early esophageal cancer, even in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC). Corticosteroids, administered orally or by local injection, are often used to prevent post‐ESD esophageal stricture. However, their safety in patients with decompensated LC and refractory ascites remains unclear. A man
Yuki Tamura +9 more
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Bacterial infections in patients with liver cirrhosis [PDF]
Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия, 2017 Patients with liver cirrhosis are at substantial risk of bacterial infections. Bacterial complications account for more than 30% of hospitalizations and contribute significantly to mortality among cirrhotic patients.
Litvinchuk D.V. +3 more
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Review of the literature and description of a case of sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis requiring home parenteral nutrition [PDF]
, 2011 We present a case of a 48 year old HIV patient, who had recurrent episodes of ascites since 2007. His history includes ischaemic heart disease, for which he was treated with atenolol from 2005 to 2007, and Type 2 diabetes; he was later started on ...
Al-Sulttan, FM +4 more
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Alcohol Use After TIPS Implantation Significantly Increases the Risk of ACLF and Liver‐Related Death
United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 14, Issue 1, February 2026.ABSTRACT Background Complications related to portal hypertension (PH) in patients with alcohol‐related liver disease (ALD) can be controlled by transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement; however, the impact of ongoing alcohol use (AU) after TIPS remains scarcely investigated.
Caroline Schwarz +15 more
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Hepatic Medicine: Evidence and Research, 2019 Sebastián Marciano,1,2 Juan Manuel Díaz,1 Melisa Dirchwolf,3 Adrián Gadano1,2 1Liver Unit, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 2Department of Research, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires ...
Marciano S +3 more
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Life and ScienceObjective: To determine the incidence of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in cirrhosis patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis receiving Lactulose, Rifaximin, or a combination of both, and to compare the efficacy of these treatments.
Muhammad Saad Aziz +4 more
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Annals of Hepatology, 2012 Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common and often serious complication of long standing ascites in the presence of advanced liver disease.1 We report a case of a 51-year-old man with alcoholic cirrhosis admitted to our department with ...
Cláudia Cardoso, M.D. +2 more
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Sepsis secondary to cystitis in a guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, February 2026.Abstract Cystitis is a frequent, often chronic and recurrent disease in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus). This report describes a case of a 2‐year‐old, entire, female Abyssinian guinea pig with fatal cystitis. The animal was presented with progressive chronic cystitis and had previously been treated with several antibiotics and analgesics.
Anika Mische +4 more
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