Background: A 63-year-old Caucasian woman presented with intermittent, left-sided abdominal discomfort without other symptoms. Physical examination revealed massive splenomegaly and complete blood ...

Sequential approach. In patients with first-time ascites, a low-sodium diet of 40 to 80 mEq (1000-2000 mg) per day alone may lead to resolution of ascites. If not, diuretics should be added.

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The peer reviewed guidelines will be available in the September 2010 issue, (Volume 53, No.3) of the Journal of Hepatology and online in advance of publication at ...

Ascites is a distressing symptom that requires demanding treatments, such as taking diuretics, reducing dietary salt or fluid intake, and draining ascitic fluid out of the abdomen (paracentesis). It ...