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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and ascites had an increased risk for mortality when diagnostic ...

Paracentesis is a medical procedure that doctors perform to drain fluid from a person’s abdominal cavity. It is sometimes called an abdominal tap. Doctors refer to this buildup of fluid as ascites, ...

A 46-year-old woman with alcoholic cirrhosis and a 1-year history of ascites experienced spontaneous paracentesis through a previously asymptomatic umbilical hernia at an area of skin breakdown (Fig.