Dr. Rahul Patel of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai presented “alfapump®: Totally Implantable Peritoneal Drain Pump with Urinary Bladder Drainage” Ghent, Belgium – September 30, 2025 – Sequana ...

Introduction Refractory ascites is a serious complication of cirrhosis and portal hypertension with a 1 year survival rate of 50%. TIPPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt) is a treatment ...

THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Women with cirrhosis and ascites experience worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL) than men, although no difference is seen in daily function, ...

Untreated umbilical hernias occur in 20% of patients with ascites due to liver cirrhosis. Without treatment, there is a significant risk of complications that are life threatening and require ...

Use of alfapump® to control ascites enabling elective umbilical hernia repair published in Hernia Untreated umbilical hernias occur in 20% of patients with ascites due to liver cirrhosis. Without ...

Dublin, July 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Ascites Market - A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Regional and Country Analysis - Analysis and Forecast, 2025-2035" report has been added to ...

Introduction: In patients with heart failure, the relationship between systolic dysfunction, intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), and renal function are only beginning to be understood. Limited single ...

New research has uncovered how lipid-rich fluid in the abdomen, known as ascites, plays a central role in weakening the body's immune response in advanced ovarian cancer. The findings offer new ...

Research, headed by teams at Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin, has uncovered how lipid-rich fluid in the abdomen, known as ascites, plays a central role in weakening the body’s ...