Metastatic (stage 4) HER2-positive breast cancer is not curable—but it is treatable, and options continue to expand and improve. Given the generally aggressive and rapid growth of HER2-positive tumors ...

Ascites often develops as a complication of liver disease, causing fluid buildup in the abdominal cavity. Common treatments for ascites include reducing sodium intake, taking diuretics, and undergoing ...

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Introduction Some patients who have stable cirrhosis require regular therapeutic paracentesis. In our hospital these patients would be admitted directly to the Gastroenterology ward for treatment.

Background Malignancy is the underlying cause in approximately 10% of all cases of ascites. About 15–50% of patients with malignancy will develop ascites. Cancers commonly associated with the ...

Refractory ascites is a frequent complication of advanced cirrhosis and is associated with hepatorenal syndrome and hepatic hydrothorax. Large volume paracentesis and pleurodesis are regarded as first ...

Classical conditioning is a way to learn using unconscious associations. Pavlov discovered classical conditioning when dogs started to salivate at the sound of a bell before they got food. The ...

1 Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China 2 Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical ...

Background: Cirrhosis is one of the final stages of chronic liver disease. Common causes of cirrhosis include alcoholism and viral hepatitis infections. Cirrhosis can progress from an asymptomatic, ...

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