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Re-response to tolvaptan after furosemide dose reduction in a patient with refractory ascites

Tolvaptan is a new drug used for treating ascites induced by liver cirrhosis, and it is covered by health insurance in Japan. In the present report, we describe the case of a 74-year-old man with type C liver cirrhosis and refractory ascites. He was receiving furosemide and spironolactone daily, but...

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Autores principales: Goto, Atsushi, Terai, Shuji, Nakamura, Munetaka, Matsumoto, Masaharu, Sakaida, Isao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Japan 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4331598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25475138
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12328-014-0545-8