ALLMedicine™ Paracentesis Center

May 12th, 2021 - A 51-year-old female with prior history of ventriculoperitoneal shunt presented with worsening abdominal distension. Her abdomen was diffusely tender and firm with a slight fluid wave. CT imaging with IV contrast was notable for a large cystic les...

May 11th, 2021 - Pharmacokinetics and antifungal activity of the echinocandins anidulafungin (AFG), micafungin (MFG) and caspofungin (CAS) were assessed in ascites fluid and plasma of critically ill adults treated for suspected or proven invasive candidiasis. Asci...

May 2nd, 2021 - Patients with malignant ascites often suffer from distressing symptoms, especially in their end-of-life stage. Although paracentesis is the most common treatment modality to alleviate such symptoms, the optimal volume of paracentesis is not known....

Apr 28th, 2021 - No evidence of benefit of routine ascitic fluid analysis in refractory ascites undergoing therapeutic paracentesis.|2021|Marques de Sá I,Bibi M,Moura M,Carvalhana S,Cortez-Pinto H,|

Mar 29th, 2021 - To describe a modified ab interno technique for the tube implantation from a glaucoma draining device into the ciliary sulcus. The modified ab interno technique was performed on four eyes of four patients. After the plate was fixed, a 21G needle i...

May 12th, 2021 - A 51-year-old female with prior history of ventriculoperitoneal shunt presented with worsening abdominal distension. Her abdomen was diffusely tender and firm with a slight fluid wave. CT imaging with IV contrast was notable for a large cystic les...

May 11th, 2021 - Pharmacokinetics and antifungal activity of the echinocandins anidulafungin (AFG), micafungin (MFG) and caspofungin (CAS) were assessed in ascites fluid and plasma of critically ill adults treated for suspected or proven invasive candidiasis. Asci...

May 2nd, 2021 - Patients with malignant ascites often suffer from distressing symptoms, especially in their end-of-life stage. Although paracentesis is the most common treatment modality to alleviate such symptoms, the optimal volume of paracentesis is not known....

Apr 28th, 2021 - No evidence of benefit of routine ascitic fluid analysis in refractory ascites undergoing therapeutic paracentesis.|2021|Marques de Sá I,Bibi M,Moura M,Carvalhana S,Cortez-Pinto H,|

Mar 29th, 2021 - To describe a modified ab interno technique for the tube implantation from a glaucoma draining device into the ciliary sulcus. The modified ab interno technique was performed on four eyes of four patients. After the plate was fixed, a 21G needle i...

Aug 15th, 2019 - Answer 4/5 According to guidelines from the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), which of the following is recommended for the management of ascites in patients with decompensated cirrhosis? Your peers chose: Liver transplantati...

Jul 1st, 2019 - Cirrhosis can involve “precarious” changes in hemostatic pathways that tip the scales toward either bleeding or hypercoagulation, experts wrote in an American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice Update. Based on current evidence, cli.

Feb 27th, 2018 - To the Editor: A 40-year-old woman with a history of stage IIIC ovarian cancer presented with progressing abdominal erythema and pain of 1 month’s duration. She had been diagnosed 4 years prior with grade 3, poorly differentiated papillary serous.

Jan 1st, 2017 - One-year survival without liver transplant was far more likely when transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) with covered stents were used to treat cirrhosis with recurrent ascites, instead of ongoing large-volume paracenteses with al.

Jul 1st, 2014 - A 51-year-old man with end-stage liver disease from alcohol abuse presented with worsening dyspnea on exertion. He had a history of ascites requiring diuretic therapy and intermittent paracentesis, as well as symptomatic hepatic hydrothorax requir.