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
Vasoconstrictor therapy for patients with cirrhosis with ascites but without hepatorenal syndrome
✍ Scribed by Georgios N. Kalambokis; Epameinondas V. Tsianos
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 47 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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