AN EVALUATION OF RIGID DIETARY SODIUM RESTRICTION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ASCITES IN CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER
Authors: C R LOWE, D C OVERY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 June 1951AN EVALUATION OF RIGID DIETARY SODIUM RESTRICTION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ASCITES IN CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVERCHARLES R. LOWE, M.D., DONALD C. OVERY, M.D.CHARLES R. LOWE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DONALD C. OVERY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-6-1396 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThis study was undertaken in an effort to evaluate the possibility of diminishing and preventing the formation of ascites in patients with hepatic cirrhosis by restriction of sodium intake in conjunction with the use of diuretics. If such patients could be spared the discomfort of massive ascites and frequent abdominal paracenteses without causing an unfavorable effect upon their disease in general, the procedure would be considered worthwhile.In the first decade of the present century, articles appeared in the French literature1, 2, 3advocating the restriction of sodium chloride in the diet as a means of retarding the formation of...Bibliography1. Achard MC: Le regime dechlorure dans les cirrhosis avec ascites, Congres Francais de Medecine, 8th Session, 1905, Comptes Rendus, p. 55. Google Scholar2. Baudouin F: La cure de dechloruration dans l'ascite cirrhotique, Ann. méd.-chir. du Centre, Tours 4: 71, 1904. Google Scholar3. PorteMoltet : De la dechloruration dans le traitement de la cirrhose atrophique du foie, Le Dauphine Med., Grenoble 29: 158, 1905. Google Scholar4. RalliRobsonClarkeHoagland EPJSDHCL: Factors influencing ascites in patients with cirrhosis of the liver, J. Clin. Investigation 24: 316, 1945. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication January 13, 1950.From the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDas Hyponatri�miesyndrom nach kochsalzfreier Kost, erzwungener Diurese und/oder Ascitespunktion bei chronischer LeberinsuffizienzWHAT IS IMPORTANT IN THE TREATMENT OF LIVER DISEASE*I. FRANK TULLIS, M.D., F.A.C.P.ErnährungstherapieErnährungstherapie 1 June 1951Volume 34, Issue 6Page: 1396-1403KeywordsAscitesCirrhosisDietDiureticsLiverSodiumSodium chloride ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...