Ultrafiltration for intractable ascites after liver transplantation.
A 5.7 year old boy with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency developed intractable ascites after liver transplantation. Conservative treatment was unsuccessful and after 18 days concentrated ascitic fluid was reinfused intravenously using a Gambro haemofilter. The ascitic loss resolved rapidly. This new method of ultrafiltration proved simple and effective.
Department of Paediatrics and Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
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D000818:Animals; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001202:Ascitic Fluid; D002415:Cats; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006440:Hemofiltration; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*