Treatment of refractory ascites: tips or taps?

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HepatologyVolume 33, Issue 2 p. 477-479 Hepatology ElsewhereFree Access Treatment of refractory ascites: Tips or taps? Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao M.D. From the Yale University School of Medicine and Connecticut VA Healthcare System, New Haven, CTSearch for more papers by this author Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao M.D. From the Yale University School of Medicine and Connecticut VA Healthcare System, New Haven, CTSearch for more papers by this author First published: 30 December 2003 https://doi.org/10.1053/jhep.2001.0330477Citations: 9AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. References 1 Arroyo V, Gines P, Gerbes AL, Dudley FJ, Gentilini P, Laffi G, et al. Definition and diagnostic criteria of refractory ascites and hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis. Hepatology 1996; 23: 164– 176. MEDLINE 2 Gines A, Fernandez-Esparrach G, Monescillo A, Vila C, Domenech E, Abecasis R, et al. Randomized trial comparing albumin, dextran-70 and polygeline in cirrhotic patients with ascites treated by paracentesis. Gastroenterology 1996; 111: 1002– 1010. MEDLINE 3 Ruiz del Arbol L, Monescillo A, Jimenez W, Garcia-Plaza A, Arroyo V, Rodes J. Paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction: mechanism and effect on hepatic hemodynamics in cirrhosis. Gastroenterology 1997; 113: 579– 586. MEDLINE 4 Gines P, Tito L, Arroyo V, Planas R, Panes J, Viver J, et al. Randomized comparative study of therapeutic paracentesis with and without intravenous albumin in cirrhosis. Gastroenterology 1988; 94: 1493– 1501. MEDLINE 5 Gines P, Arroyo V, Vargas V, Planas R, Casafont F, Panes J, et al. Paracentesis with intravenous infusion of albumin as compared with peritoneovenous shunting in cirrhosis with refractory ascites. N Engl J Med 1991; 325: 829– 835. MEDLINE 6 Gines A, Planas R, Angeli P, Guarner C, Salerno F, Gines P, et al. Treatment of patients with cirrhosis and refractory ascites by LeVeen shunt with titanium tip. Comparison with therapeutic paracentesis. Hepatology 1995; 22: 124– 131. MEDLINE 7 Wong F, Sniderman K, Liu P, Blendis L. The mechanism of the initial natriuresis after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Gastroenterology 1997; 112: 899– 907. MEDLINE 8 Rössle M, Ochs A, Gulberg V, Siegerstetter V, Holl J, Deibert P, Olschewski M, et al. A comparison of paracentesis and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting in patients with ascites. N Engl J Med 2000; 342: 1701– 1707. MEDLINE 9 Lebrec D, Giuily N, Hadengue A, Vilgrain V, Moreau R, Poynard T, et al. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts: comparison with paracentesis in patients with cirrhosis and refractory ascites: a randomized trial. J Hepatol 1996; 25: 135– 144. MEDLINE 10 Valeriano V, Salerno F, Merli M, Pozzi M, Borzio M, Cazzaniga M, et al. TIPS versus paracentesis in the treatment of refractory ascites: preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial [Abstract]. Gastroenterology 2000; 118: A980. 11 Uriz J, Gines P, and the International Study Group for Refractory Ascites. Randomized, multicenter, comparative study between TIPS and paracentesis with albumin in cirrhosis with refractory ascites. Submitted to the EASL 2001 meeting. Citing Literature Volume33, Issue2February 2001Pages 477-479 ReferencesRelatedInformation