Progress in treatment of massive ascites and hepatorenal syndrome

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 516-519

  Gerbes, Alexander L ^a   Gulberg, Veit ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Albumin dialysis; Aquaretics; Free water clearance; Liver cirrhosis; Liver transplantation; Paracentesis; Pathophysiology; Portosystemic shunt; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; Terlipressin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; DIURETIC AGENT; PENTOXIFYLLINE; TERLIPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN DERIVATIVE; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ALBUMIN DIALYSIS; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ASCITES; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PARACENTESIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33644878858     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.516     Document Type: Editorial

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