CELSUS noted more than nine hundred years ago that "fluid often collects within the abdomen so that if it be shaken by any movement of the body the fluctuations of the fluid can be seen." ...

In contrast to LVP, which provides only symptomatic control and requires repeated procedures, TIPS efficiently prevents the formation of ascites and increases urinary sodium excretion by reducing ...

Eight patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and ascites were studied. In 4 patients, urine was collected from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, 12 noon to 3 p.m., 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. for two ...