Open AccessNatural history of grade 1 ascites in patients with liver cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Theodoros Theodorakopoulos,
Maria Kalafateli,
Georgios Kalambokis,
Dimitrios Samonakis,
Ιωάννα Αγγελετοπούλου,
Chrysostomos Tsolias,
Aikaterini Mantaka,
Paraskevi Tselekouni,
Georgia Vourli,
Stelios F. Assimakopoulos,
Charalampos Gogos,
Konstantinos Thomopoulos,
Haralampos Milionis,
Christos Triantos
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.886
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1792-7463
pISSN - 1108-7471
DOI - 10.20524/aog.2020.0553
Subject(s) - ascites , medicine , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , spontaneous bacterial peritonitis , natural history
No evidence is available on the natural history of grade 1 ascites and its progression to grade 2/3 in patients with liver cirrhosis. The aim of the current study was to address this issue, to assess the development of main comorbid disorders closely related to ascites progression, and to identify the predictive factors for survival in this setting.