Ascites

Campbell MS, Brensinger CM, Sanyal AJ, et al. Quality of life in refractory ascites: transjugular intrahepatic portal-systemic shunting versus medical therapy.
Hepatology 42:635-640, 2005.
PMID: 16108073
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/111080951/PDFSTART

Fogel MR, Sawhney VK, Neal EA, et al. Diuresis in the ascitic patient: a randomized controlled trial of three regimens. J Clin Gastroenterol 3:73-80, 1981.
PMID: 7035545
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7035545?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
(This link only goes to the abstract. There is no online copy of full text.)

Garcia-Tsao G. Current management of the complications of cirrhosis and portal hypertension: variceal hemorrhage, ascites, and SBP. Gastroenterology 120:726-748, 2001.
PMID 11208746.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6WFX-45SR935-53-1&_cdi=6806&_user=128632&_orig=search&_coverDate=02%2F28%2F2001&_sk=998799996&view=c&wchp=dGLbVtb-zSkzk&md5=73b6d0fcbbd4f34ac3ab897af00eeeb7&ie=/sdarticle.pdf

Ginés P, Cárdenas A, Arroyo V, Rodés J. Management of cirrhosis and ascites. N Engl J Med 350:1646-1654, 2004.
PMID: 15084697
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/350/16/1646.pdf

Pérez-Ayuso RM, Arroyo V, Planas R, et al. Randomized comparative study of efficacy of furosemide versus spironolactone in nonazotemic cirrhosis with ascites. Relationship between the diuretic response and the activity of the renin-aldosterone system.
Gastroenterology 84:961-968, 1983.
PMID: 6339312
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6339312?ordinalpos=6&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
(This link only goes to the abstract on PubMed. There is no online copy of full text.)

Runyon BA, Greenblatt M, Ming RH. Hepatic hydrothorax is a relative contraindication to chest tube insertion. Am J Gastroenterol 81:566-567, 1986.
PMID: 3717119
(There is no online copy of full text and no link to the abstract. Will have to get printed article from the library.)

Runyon BA; Practice Guidelines Committee, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis. Hepatology 39:841-56, 2004.
PMID: 14999706
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/107630502/PDFSTART