Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of pediatric ascites

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 503-513

  Giefer, Matthew J ^a   Murray, Karen F ^a,c   Colletti, Richard B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; etiology; management; pathophysiology; pediatric ascites

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; FUROSEMIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS; ASCITES; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARACENTESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERITONEUM VEIN SHUNT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SUPINE POSITION; SUPPLEMENTATION; TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ASCITES; DIURETICS; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PARACENTESIS;

EID: 79955563781     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318213f9f6     Document Type: Review

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