Ascites : Medical therapy and paracentesis

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 198-201

  Fevery, J ^a   Van Roey, G ^a   Van Steenbergen, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; DEXTRAN 70; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; ORNIPRESSIN; PLASMA SUBSTITUTE; POLYGELINE; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SPIRONOLACTONE; TERLIPRESSIN;

ASCITES; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PARACENTESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ASCITES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIET, SODIUM-RESTRICTED; DIURETICS; HUMANS; PARACENTESIS;

EID: 0030478555     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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