Automated low-flow ascites pump for the treatment of cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites
Cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites (RA) can be treated with repeated large volume paracentesis (LVP), with the insertion of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) or with liver transplantation. However, side effects and complications of these therapeutic options, as well as o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-02-01
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| Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X16684688 |