Methods: Patients with symptomatic ascites/pleural effusion for at least 3 weeks with a fluid amylase level of > 1000 S units/dl and underlying pancreatic disease were included. The interventions ...

Learn about the increased pressure in the portal vein, its causes like cirrhosis, and resulting complications such as ...

In contrast to LVP, which provides only symptomatic control and requires repeated procedures, TIPS efficiently prevents the formation of ascites and increases urinary sodium excretion by reducing ...

Indeed, with increasing cancer progression, the levels of regulatory T cells decreased in the lymph nodes and increased within the tumour tissue and ascites, indicating that regulatory T cells ...