...R. Moreau; C. Gaudin; A. Hadengue; A. Braillon; D. Roulot; Y. Bacq; D. Lebrec In patients with cirrhosis and ascites decreased renal blood flow might be related to the severity of liver disease but the relationship beween the severity of cirrhosis and renal perfusion has not yet been established...

...Shinsuke Nomura; Gengo Osawa; Machiko Karai A 41-year-old hemodialyzed woman developed ascites and was found to have secondary iron overload. The dose ofadministered iron was approximately 11–12 g, and her serum ferritin level was 15,000 ng/ml (15,000 μg/l). There were no signs of congestive heart...

...G. Decaux; P. Mols; P. Cauchie; B. Flamion; F. Delwiche We have studied the efficacy of urea in the treatment of hyponatremia and hydrosaline retention in cirrhotic patients with ascites resistant to diuretics. In 5 patients with hyponatremia and ascites resistant to a major diuretic treatment (200...

...F. Wang; V.K.G. Pillay; T.S. Ing; K.F.W. Armbruster; J.C. Rosenberg Eight patients treated with maintenance hemodialysis developed significant ascites. Fluid retention appears to be a common denominator. Increased capillary permeability from uremia may be a contributory factor. Compartmentalization...

...Satwant Singh; Sumanta Mitra; Leonard B. Berman Intractable ascites is encountered with increasing frequency in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis. Eight patients out of 68 developed moderate to massive ascites. Peritoneal dialysis antedated hemodialysis in all of them and the duration...