TY  - CHAP
AU  - Tomomi Kogiso
AU  - Kuniko Yamamoto
AU  - Mutsuki Kobayashi
AU  - Yuichi
Ikarashi
AU  - Kazuhisa Kodama
AU  - Makiko Taniai
AU  - Nobuyuki Torii
AU  - Etsuko
Hashimoto
AU  - Katsutoshi Tokushige
ED  - Luis Rodrigo
Y1  - 2017-11-29
PY  - 2017
T1  - Predictors of the Response to Tolvaptan Therapy and Its Effect on Prognosis in Cirrhotic Patients with Ascites
N2  - The term "ascites" is from the Greek word askites meaning "baglike." Although most commonly due to cirrhosis, severe liver disease or metastatic cancer, its presence can be a sign of other significant medical problems, such as Budd-Chiari syndrome. Diagnosis of the cause is usually done with blood tests, an ultrasound scan of the abdomen, and direct removal of the fluid by a needle or paracentesis (which may also be therapeutic). Treatment using medications (diuretics), external drainage, or other treatments is clearly defined. In this book, the authors describe the physiopathology of the diverse causes of ascites,the types of treatments recommended, the recent advances achieved, the complications and the prognosis of the different clinical situations that doctors must face.
BT  - Ascites
SP  - Ch. 7
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.69849
DO  - 10.5772/intechopen.69849
SN  - 978-953-51-3614-9
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-05-07
ER  -