Ascites ; etiology ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; complications

Humans ; Ascites/etiology* ; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/etiology* ; Arteriovenous Fistula/complications*

Adult ; Ascites ; etiology ; Ascitic Fluid ; Female ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; complications

Ascites ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; complications ; diagnosis

POEMS syndrome is a rare disease caused by monoclonal plasma cell proliferative disorder.The typical signs include peripheral neuropathy,organ enlargement,endocrine disease,M proteinemia,and skin changes.In clinical practice,the atypical,complex,and changeable clinical manifestations of this syndrome can easily lead to misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis.A case of POEMS syndrome with peripheral edema and ascites as the main manifestations is reported in this paper.
Humans ; Ascites/etiology* ; POEMS Syndrome/diagnosis* ; Edema/diagnosis* ; Skin

Humans ; Ascites/etiology* ; Liver Cirrhosis/complications* ; Cholecystectomy/adverse effects*

Angiotensin II ; physiology ; Ascites ; etiology ; Humans ; Hypertension, Portal ; etiology ; Liver Cirrhosis ; etiology ; Renin-Angiotensin System ; physiology

Ascites ; complications ; etiology ; Heart Failure ; complications ; etiology ; Hemochromatosis ; complications ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Middle Aged

Acute Kidney Injury ; etiology ; prevention & control ; Ascites ; etiology ; prevention & control ; Humans ; Hyponatremia ; etiology ; prevention & control ; Liver Cirrhosis ; complications ; prevention & control

OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical efficacy of umbilical needling therapy of I-Ching at 1 PM to 3 PM for cirrhosis ascites with syndrome of spleen-deficiency and fluid-retention. METHODS: Forty-eight patients of cirrhosis ascites with syndrome of spleen-deficiency and fluid-retention were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 24 cases in each one. Both groups were treated with routine treatment of western medicine combined with TCM decoction. In addition, the patients in the observation group were treated with umbilical needling therapy of I-Ching at locations of , , and . The treatment was given at 1 PM to 3 PM, once a day; 10-d treatment was a course of treatment, and a total of 20-d treatment was given. The abdominal circumference, urine volume, body mass, liver function and prothrombin time were observed before and after treatment in the two groups, and the clinical efficacy of the two groups was compared. RESULTS: The total effective rate was 91.7% (22/24) in the observation group, which was higher than 87.5% (21/24) in the control group (<0.05). After treatment, the improvement of abdominal circumference, urine volume, body mass, liver function and prothrombin time between the two groups was significantly different (<0.05), the observation group was better. CONCLUSION Based on the western medicine treatment, the combination of TCM decoction and umbilical needling therapy of I-Ching shows significant efficacy for cirrhosis ascites with syndrome of spleen-deficiency and fluid-retention.
Ascites ; etiology ; therapy ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; complications ; Needles ; Spleen ; Syndrome ; Umbilicus