THE problem of the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity in association ... Figure 1 Effects of "Double" Portacaval Shunt on the Accumulation of Ascites and the Excretion of Sodium ...

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS) creates an iatrogenic intrahepatic shunt a hepatic vein ... efficiently prevents the formation of ascites and increases urinary sodium ...

THERE are no previous reports that ascites tumours grow in or on tissues before fluid and cells increase in the peritoneal cavity. Therefore, it is thought to be of interest to present evidence ...