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Ascites in cirrhosis: pathophysiology and management
1King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London.
British Journal of Hospital Medicine
|October 1, 1988
Abstract:
Over 60% of patients with hepatic cirrhosis develop ascites at some stage. Ascites is usually symptomatic and its continued presence predisposes to bacterial peritonitis. Complications of injudicious treatment can be life threatening.