Renata Pugliese, Eduardo A Fonseca, Gilda Porta, Vera Danesi, Teresa Guimaraes, Adriana Porta, Irene K Miura, Cristian Borges, Helry Candido, Marcel Benavides, Flavia H Feier, Andre Godoy, Rita Antonelli Cardoso, Mario Kondo, Paulo Chapchap, Joao Seda Neto
UNLABELLED: Ascites is the most common complication of cirrhosis and in adults it is associated with 50% mortality at 5 years if patients do not receive a liver transplant. The occurrence of hyponatremia in these patients has been associated with increased mortality on the waiting list. The importance of serum sodium levels and the presence of ascites in the pediatric setting remain to be clarified. A retrospective analysis of pediatric patients with cirrhosis on the transplant list was carried out between October 2000 and February 2012...
May 2014: Hepatology: Official Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases