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Ascitis por hipertensión portal
De ser posible, se tratará la afección que cause ascitis.
El tratamiento puede incluir:
Los procedimientos utilizados para la ascitis que no responde al tratamiento médico abarcan:
Los pacientes que presenten enfermedad hepática terminal y cuya ascitis ya no responda al tratamiento necesitarán un trasplante de hígado.
Cualquier persona que sufra de ascitis y presente fiebre y un dolor abdominal nuevo debe ponerse en contacto con el médico inmediatamente.
Runyon BA; AASLD Practice Guidelines Committee. Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis: an update. Hepatology. 2009;49(6):2087-2107.
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