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Paracentesis with Intravenous Infusion of Albumin as Compared with Peritoneovenous Shunting in Cirrhosis with Refractory Ascites

1991; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 325; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejm199109193251201

1533-4406

Pere Ginés, Vicente Arroyo, Vı́ctor Vargas, Ramón Planas, Fernando Casafont, Julián Panés, Melchor Hoyos, L Viladomiu, Antoni Rimola, Rosa M. Morillas, Joan Manuel Salmerón, Àngels Ginès, Rafael Esteban, Joan Rodés,

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis

There is no satisfactory treatment for refractory ascites in patients with cirrhosis. Both peritoneovenous shunts and paracentesis have been used, but there is uncertainty about their relative merits.