1.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital
; 16(6 Suppl 55): 4-28, 1996 Dec.
Article
in Italian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9381931
Subject(s)
Hypersensitivity/physiopathology , Respiratory System/immunology , Aerosols , Bradykinin/physiology , Bronchi/immunology , Humans , Hypersensitivity/immunology , Lung Diseases, Obstructive/immunology , Lung Diseases, Obstructive/physiopathology , Nasal Mucosa/immunology , Nasal Provocation Tests , Peptides/physiology , Receptors, Adrenergic/immunology , Respiratory System/physiopathology
2.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital
; 16(6 Suppl 55): 41-51, 1996 Dec.
Article
in Italian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9381932
3.
Arch Surg
; 113(5): 581-5, 1978 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-646616
ABSTRACT
Renal failure occurs in ascites of diverse causes. Functional renal failure (the hepatorenal syndrome) in cirrhotic patients is usually progressive and rapidly fatal. Insertion of a LeVeen shunt significantly reduces weight, as well as abdominal girth, and improves preoperative urine flow (488 vs 2,318 ml/24 hr; P less than .001) and natriuresis (12 +/- 15 vs 45 +/- 33 mEq/liter; P less than .003). The shunt should not be inserted in patients with alcoholic hepatitis (bilirubin level greater than 8 mg/100 ml). Ascitic fluid should be discarded at the time of surgery in patients with impaired cardiac function, a bleeding diathesis, and when liver function is more severely deranged.