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Ascites in the Elderly

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The pathophysiology of ascites is complex. The complications of cirrhosis include ascites, varices, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepato-pneumonic syndromes, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and hepatorenal syndrome. The review discusses the pathophysiology of ascites and the recent advances in the clinical management.

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  1. Sydney Medical School (Westmead), The University of Sydney, 20 Panaview Crescent, 2151, North Rocks, NSW, Australia

    Nages Nagaratnam & Kujan Nagaratnam

  2. Rehabilitation and Aged Care Service, Blacktown-Mt Druitt Hospital, 2148, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Gary Cheuk

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Nagaratnam, N., Nagaratnam, K., Cheuk, G. (2017). Ascites in the Elderly. In: Geriatric Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32700-6_21-1

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