WHERE does the ascites actually come from?
The weeping liver!
Check this 1955 paper out:
Method: clamped IVC in dogs
Result: Ascites beaded on the liver surface. Covering the liver with a bag collects all the ascites, keeps the gut dry
The weeping liver!
Check this 1955 paper out:
Method: clamped IVC in dogs
Result: Ascites beaded on the liver surface. Covering the liver with a bag collects all the ascites, keeps the gut dry
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Just ask my patients who are told they have colitis on CT scan …
But this is an ancient question that has been put through the ringer with experiments that try their best to isolate