We read with interest the recent article by Runyon on diagnosis and treatment of ascites. 1 Surprisingly, determination of cholesterol in ascitic fluid was classified as being unhelpful (table 3 of the article). The value of cholesterol in the differentiation between cirrhotic and malignant ascites
The role of peritoneum on cirrhotic ascites
β Scribed by Yamamoto, Sadahiro
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1966
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 156 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0435-1339
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