Two cases of refractory ascites associated with dill pickle ingestion

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1119-1120

  Riley III, Thomas R ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascites; Liver disease; Nutrition; Paracentesis; Sodium

Indexed keywords

SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; DIETARY INTAKE; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PARACENTESIS; PERITONEUM VEIN SHUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM RESTRICTION;

ASCITES; DIET; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0034125320     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005506220369     Document Type: Article

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