Patients with advanced cirrhosis and ascites are characterized by circulatory dysfunction with splanchnic vasodilatation and renal vasoconstriction, which often lead to ascites. The vasoconstrictor terlipressin improves renal function in hepatorenal syndrome (HRS). The aim of this study was to evalu
Renal resistive index and renal function before and after paracentesis in patients with hepatorenal syndrome and tense ascites
β Scribed by Andreas Umgelter; Wolfgang Reindl; Michael Franzen; Cosima Lenhardt; Wolfgang Huber; Roland M. Schmid
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 185 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1238
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