Clinical, biochemical, and hormonal changes after a single, large-volume paracentesis in cirrhosis with ascites
Gentile S;Angelico M;Bologna E;Capocaccia L;;
the american journal of gastroenterology1989Vol. 84pp. -
187
s1989theclinical,
Abstract
The use of paracentesis has recently been reproposed as a safe and effective alternative to diuretics for management of ascites. We have investigated the clinical and biochemical effects of large-volume paracentesis in 19 cirrhotics with tense ascites, and the relative changes in the hormones involv …