Isolated ultrafiltration in the treatment of dialysis ascites.
Three patients with dialysis ascites improved markedly after treatment with isolated ultrafiltrations. This simple, noninvasive technique should be applied first to patients with dialysis ascites before resorting to more drastic therapeutic measures.
D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014462:Ultrafiltration / Q000379:methods*