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Guidelines on the management of ascites in cirrhosis

Source: www.bsg.org.uk
Topic: Cirrhosis
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Sort Desciption: doi:10.1136/gut. 2006.099580 2006;55;1-12 Gut K P Moore and G P Aithal cirrhosis Guidelines on the management of ascites in http://gut.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/55/suppl_6 ...

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Ascites is a major complication of cirrhosis, occurring in 50%of patients over 10 years of followup. The development of ascites is an important landmark in the natural history of cirrhosis as it is associated witha 50%mortality over two years, and signifies the need to consider liver transplantation as a therapeutic option. Themajority (75%) of patients who present with ascites have underlying cirrhosis, with the remainder being due to malignancy (10%), heart failure (3%), tuberculosis (2%), pancreatitis (1%), and other rare causes. The true prevalence and incidence of cirrhosis of the liver and its complications in the UK are unknown.

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